Overview
- Former Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana delivered the keynote at VIT-AP University's 5th convocation in Amaravati on November 1.
- He praised Amaravati farmers' five-year agitation as the longest such protest in southern India since Independence, citing their faith in courts and democratic process.
- He disclosed that criminal cases had been filed against him and members of his family, while warning that judges face pressure when upholding constitutional values.
- He emphasized that governments change but the courts anchor stability, calling on young people to preserve public trust and moral stamina in a democracy.
- The university conferred 3,117 degrees, including 28 gold medals and 126 ranks, as Guest of Honour Rajeev Verma of Samsung urged graduates to keep learning in a fast-evolving tech landscape.