Chancellor P. Sathasivam has directed Calicut University Vice Chancellor M. Abdul Salam to respect the majority view of the Syndicate. The Chancellor has asked the Vice Chancellor to conduct the meeting of the Syndicate in a democratic manner.
The Chancellor’s directive came in the wake of a complaint filed by a group of Syndicate members, led by P.M. Niyas, against what they termed the “undemocratic behaviour” of Dr. Salam. The Syndicate members had also moved the High Court against the Vice Chancellor.
The Chancellor’s decision came in the wake of a directive by the High Court to address the complaint within a few weeks. Three days ago, the Chancellor had ordered the Vice Chancellor to repay the excess money he drew from the exchequer by way of double wages.
‘Stand vindicated’“The latest decision by the Chancellor asking Dr. Salam to respect the majority view of the Syndicate has vindicated our stand. It clearly indicated that the Vice Chancellor had erred,” senior Syndicate member P.K. Supran told The Hindu .
The Syndicate members had approached the Chancellor and the High Court against Dr. Salam accusing him of manipulating the minutes of the Syndicate meeting held on July 19. The Vice Chancellor, overruling the Registrar, had unilaterally added many things in the minutes of the Syndicate meeting held on July 19.
Infuriated by Dr. Salam’s action, the Syndicate members questioned him at a meeting held on August 18. In his latest directive to the Vice Chancellor, the Chancellor disapproved the unilateral decisions Dr. Salam took.