Calicut varsity V-C attends RSS affiliate's event
This comes against the backdrop of the tussle between Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Registrar K.S. Anil Kumar of the University of Kerala over the use of a 'Bharat Mata' portrait at a recent private event at the university's Senate hall. Mr. Raveendran, a former functionary of the Congress-aligned Calicut University Teachers' Association, was appointed to the post of V-C in 2024 by the then Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, apparently against the wishes of the Left Democratic Front government. On Sunday, he opened the Malappuram district delegates' conference of the Seva Bharati at Parappanangadi. He is also reported to have praised the works undertaken by the organisation.
'I get invitations to attend many social events. If time permits, I attend them. There is nothing more to it,' Mr. Raveendran told The Hindu.
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