In an unusual move, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has issued orders removing 15 members nominated to the Kerala University senate.
The Governor, who is also the chancellor of the university, took a decision in this regard and conveyed it to the university on Saturday, but the university did not enforce it. Hence the Raj Bhavan itself issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.
The Governor's unusual action, which is the sequel to the Governor-government rift in Kerala, came a day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan flayed the decision to remove senate members.
Senate's reluctance to nominate a representative to the vice-chancellor selection panel as instructed by the Governor had provoked him to withdraw members nominated by him. The senate members had decided to move court against it.