Kerala Governor Sacks Sanskrit University VC K K Geethakumary Amidst Controversies

• Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar removed K K Geethakumary as Vice Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit.
• Ciza Thomas, VC of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, has been given additional charge until further orders.
• The notification from Kerala Raj Bhavan did not specify the reason behind Geethakumary's removal.
• Governor previously froze a syndicate decision to pass a failed BFA student, A Kalesh, an SFI activist, as passed.
• Complaints against the VC included violating a faculty recruitment freeze and allotting land for a cricket stadium in violation of rules.