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Kerala govt-governor rift deepens over interim appointment of V-Cs
The New Indian Express Villupuram
|August 02, 2025
THE strained ties between the state government and Raj Bhavan further deteriorated on Friday, after Governor and Chancellor Rajendra Arlekar reappointed K Sivaprasad and Ciza Thomas as interim Vice-Chancellors of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) and Digital University Kerala (DUK), respectively, rejecting the panel of names proposed by the state.
The government, viewing Arlekar's decision as a rebuff to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's recent reconciliation efforts, has reportedly decided to boycott the discussions convened by the Governor on Saturday to reach a consensus on the appointment of regular VCs, as mandated by the Supreme Court.
This story is from the August 02, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Villupuram.
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