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Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026) said that neither helium nor the State authorities sought immoderate confrontation with the Governor. However, the authorities would not compromise connected the State’s autonomy successful the assignment of Vice-Chancellors of State universities.
“I tin lone deliberation of [lyricist] Kannadasan’s lines: Vandi oda chakkarangal irandu mattum vendum; antha irandil onru siriyathendraal entha vandi odum? (A conveyance needs 2 wheels of adjacent size; if 1 is smaller, however tin it move?). The Governor and the Chief Minister should enactment successful harmony for the creaseless functioning of our universities,” helium said successful an interrogation to The Hindu.
‘CM doesn’t privation spat’
Mr. Viswanathan said the erstwhile authorities whitethorn person adopted a confrontational attack towards the Governor. “But our Chief Minister does not privation immoderate confrontation. As a Minister, I, too, bash not privation immoderate confrontation. The substance [of assignment of Vice-Chancellors] is pending earlier the Supreme Court, and we anticipation the result volition beryllium favourable,” helium said, expressing assurance that the caller Governor would support the State’s rights.
Contending that the assignment of Vice-Chancellors was straight linked to the State’s autonomy, helium said nary State authorities would surrender its rights. “We cannot let the Governor to encroach upon oregon usurp the powers of the State,” helium said.
Pointing retired that the quality implicit the assignment of Vice-Chancellors stemmed from the UGC’s mandate to see its nominee successful the enactment panel, too the nominees of the syndicate, the State government, and the Governor, Mr. Viswanathan said the Centre was trying to bring higher acquisition nether its power done the UGC nominee.
He accused erstwhile Governor R.N. Ravi of having issued a notification constituting Vice-Chancellor hunt committees with a UGC nominee contempt a Supreme Court ruling connected the issue. “We respect the Governor. Be it the Dravidian parties oregon the Congress, each person respected the office, due to the fact that it is simply a law post. The State authorities challenged the notification issued by the Governor. A peculiar league of the Assembly was convened to support the rights of the State, but helium challenged that, too,” the Minister said.
Mr. Viswanathan said immoderate confrontation with the Governor was some unnecessary and avoidable, arsenic cordial relations betwixt the Chief Minister and the Governor were indispensable for the creaseless functioning of the State government. “If the Governor decides to relation arsenic per his whim, it volition impact governance. Controversies implicit the assignment of Vice-Chancellors are unnecessary. Twelve retired of thirteen State universities are functioning without Vice-Chancellors. Files are pending and decisions stay stalled. This contented has persisted since 2021. How agelong tin we wait? Do we merit this,” helium asked.
‘Exercise patience’
He claimed that the occupation was mostly confined to the States not ruled by the BJP. “As the Higher Education Minister, I privation a harmonious narration betwixt the Governor and the Vice-Chancellors for the involvement of our universities,” helium said. “The Governor should realise that these universities are not his idiosyncratic property. They beryllium to 8 crore radical of the State, and the elected authorities enjoys the spot of the people. The Governor should workout patience and perceive to the government. It volition not assistance if helium acts against the tone of the Constitution,” helium added.
When asked astir the contented of impermanent lecturers, helium said it would beryllium brought to the Chief Minister’s attention, and efforts would beryllium made to find a solution. Mr. Viswanathan said helium was moving intimately with Higher Education Secretary Arun Roy to amended the prime of higher acquisition and the wide functioning of the universities.
