Officials of 3 univs say they decided to opt out themselves

WHILE Governor RN Ravi on Friday alleged that the V-Cs and the top brass of the state universities were threatened by the government to not attend the annual conference he convened in Ooty, officials from at least three universities said they decided to opt out themselves, considering the prevailing situation.

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Officials of most other universities could not be reached for a comment. A senior official in one of the universities said they check with Higher Education department for permission every year when Raj Bhavan sends invitation for the V-Cs conference. "This time after seeing the government's take and the recent turn of events, many of us didn't even bother to approach the department," he said.