Overview

• Registrar K. S. Anil Kumar remains under suspension and plans to challenge the vice chancellor’s order in court.
• Joint Registrar P. Harikumar has been installed as interim registrar and Ciza Thomas has assumed charge as acting vice chancellor until July 8.
• SFI and DYFI activists have blocked Ciza Thomas’s entry to campus and earlier clashed with police at Raj Bhavan, prompting use of water cannon.
• Raj Bhavan has formally complained of a serious security lapse during protests and sought disciplinary action against police officers.
• Higher Education Minister R. Bindu and Left-aligned syndicate members continue to denounce the suspension as beyond the vice chancellor’s authority.