Tamil Nadu university vice chancellors boycott conference organized by governor RN Ravi
COIMBATORE:
Vice chancellors
from the state govt-run universities boycotted the
Tamil Nadu
Vice Chancellors
Conference
organised by the Tamil Nadu governor
RN Ravi
at Udhagamandalam in the Nilgiris district on Friday morning.
However, a section of vice chancellors from private deemed-to-be universities and central universities participated in the meeting. Raj Bhavan Tamil Nadu announced on April 22 that the annual two-day conference of Vice Chancellors (VCs) of state, central, and private universities in Tamil Nadu was to be held at the Raj Bhavan campus at Udhagamandalam in the Nilgiris district on April 25 and April 26.
Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankar is going to inaugurate the conference around 11 am. Tamil Nadu
Governor
RN Ravi arrived in Udhagamandalam on Thursday, and he will preside over the conference, with the Vice President of India as the chief guest.
However, VCs from the state govt-run universities boycotted the conference as they did not reach the venue by 10.35 am on Friday. But VCs from private and central universities are participating in the meeting.
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The Supreme Court granted assent to various bills that were readopted by the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly on April 8. The court also fixed a timeline for the President of India and governors to make decisions on the bills passed by the state assemblies.
Meanwhile, the Raj Bhavan in Tamil Nadu announced the Vice Chancellors Conference, and various political outfits opposed Governor RN Ravi's move to conduct the two-day conference.
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