DMK demands withdrawal of tenure extension to VCs
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Former Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudi said it had set an unhealthy precedent
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Former Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudi said it had set an unhealthy precedent
Former Higher Education Minister and DMK deputy general secretary K. Ponmudi on Monday urged Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit to withdraw the extension of tenure of vice-chancellors of Bharathidasan and Periyar Universities.
In a statement in Chennai. he said it had set an unhealthy precedent since their tenure was over and farewell had been conducted. “The extension will put an end to selection of vice-chancellor in transparent manner,” he said. [In 2011 during the DMK regime, Anna University Vice-chancellor P Mannar Jawahar was given a year's extension in tenure by the Governor.]