Letter backs claim that University of Kerala rejected D.Litt’s proposal to president

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Claims that the University of Kerala rejected a proposal by the governor, who is also the chancellor of the university, to award an honorary doctorate to President Ram Nath Kovind were reinforced on Saturday with a letter allegedly written by the vice-chancellor of the university to the governor surfaced.

He reportedly confirmed that Governor Arif Mohammad Khan recommended conferring an honorary degree of D.Litt on President Ram Nath Kovind.

The letter also revealed that the VC, instead of calling a union meeting to decide the matter, had simply “discussed” it with some union members and informed the governor that the university union had rejected the proposal.

“… After my return, I discussed with several members of the Union the question of conferring the D.Litt Diploma on His Excellency the President of India. The members of the Union refuse (sic) this”, writes the handwritten letter dated December. 7 2021, read, according to the PTI news agency.

The new allegation had surfaced in connection with the ongoing feud between Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the PMC-led Left Democratic Front government in Kerala over alleged political pressure on the governor to be affected.

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Senior congressional official and former opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the governor’s recommendation to award an honorary doctorate to the president was rejected by the university.

The government and university authorities are silent on the issue. The governor also did not comment directly in this regard, but said the issues between him and the government even involved issues affecting the integrity and prestige of the nation.

The government and university authorities are silent on the issue.

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