For the second time in a week, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy did not participate in a convocation, which was attended by Governor-Chancellor R.N. Ravi.
He had previously announced that he would boycott the convocation of Madurai Kamaraj University held on November 3. On Wednesday, he did not participate in the 14th convocation of the Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), but without notice. Mr. Ponmudy is the Pro-Chancellor of State-run institutions. Mr. Ravi presided over the convocation, in which over 9,776 graduands were presented degrees.
Speaking at the event, Ashuthosh Sharma, president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), said the real challenge for those who graduate was to understand, sort, and analyse data into useful information to arrive at knowledge and wisdom.
