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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday rejected allegations by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that the former was politically interfering in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors to universities in the state and offered to resign if even one example of the same could be shown.
In a report by PTI , Khan also alleged that the Chief Minister’s Office was patronising smuggling activities in the state and contended that in such a situation there were grounds for him to interfere.
“I have never interfered. But now I see all smuggling activities are patronised by the office of the Chief Minister (CMO). Now books are being written. People sitting in the CMO dictate Kannur University VC to appoint their relatives — underqualified and unqualified. I have never interfered.
Later speaking to ANI, Khan made a big charge at the Kerala CM , saying, There is a fear regime under Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
#WATCH | There is a fear regime under Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, says Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan pic.twitter.com/x7AjVVmcW1
— ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2022
On the gold smuggling case, Khan speaking to ANI said, For one month, I returned every file relating to the University… There is a ‘Laxman Rekha’ for everybody. CM not responding to the call of the Governor is crossing ‘Laxman Rekha’… people in CM office were patronising the smuggling.
