The appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of Chief Minister’s private secretary K.K. Ragesh, as associate professor in Malayalam at Kannur University remains embroiled in a controversy with the emergence of more documents that raise further questions on the process.
Citing information obtained under the Right to Information Act, Save University Campaign Committee (SUCC) chairman R.S. Sasikumar and convener M. Shajarkhan wrote to the Chancellor alleging malpractices in the selection process.
Kannur University apparently disclosed information pertaining to the candidates’ research scores and the marks obtained by them during the interview. Among the six applicants, Ms. Varghese had the least research score of 156. She emerged first in the selection process after securing 32 marks (out of 50) in the interview round.
