Governor Arif Mohammad Khan was removed from the post of chancellor of the university

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of Kerala has removed state Governor Arif Mohammad Khan from the post of Chancellor of Kalamandalam Deemed University, Kerala. The LDF government has changed the rules of the university to remove him from this post. After the removal of Arif Mohammad Khan from the post of Chancellor of the university, this responsibility will now be handed over to another eminent person associated with art and culture.

The Kerala government had earlier said that it did not want Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to hold top positions in universities in the state. In view of this, the LDF government led by Pinarayi Vijayan has issued an order to amend the rules of Deemed University of Arts and Culture. The amended rules of the deemed university also states that the governance and management structure of Kerala Kalamandalam will be as per the decision of the state government.

There was a debate going on with the Governor of Kerala Government, Arif Mohammad Khan, regarding the functioning of the universities. Meanwhile, the Kerala government has given this order. However, according to the website of Kerala Kalamandalam University, Arif Mohammad Khan is currently the chancellor. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan had sought the resignation of the Vice Chancellors of 9 universities of Kerala a few days ago. The Governor had ordered all the Vice Chancellors to resign before 11.30 am on Monday. After this order, the tension between the Kerala government and the governor had increased. The Vice Chancellors had refused to resign despite the Governor's instructions. After this, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the Vice Chancellors have been denied fair justice.