Outgoing registrar 'locks' horns with univ authorities on last working day

He locks the registrar room, forcing the successor to have it broken open in front of police

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Thanjavur

THERE was high drama in Tamil University, Thanjavur, on Monday as the outgoing registrar (in-charge) locked his official room before his successor took charge.

Later the lock was broken open in the presence of police and the new registrar (in-charge) took over.

Sources said V-C (in-charge) K Sankar had issued an order on December 27 evening for relieving the incumbent Registrar (in-charge) C Thiyagarajan, who is also the professor and head of the Department of Scientific Tamil and Tamil Development.