Kerala Governor Removes Vice Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar removed K.K. Geethakumary from her post as Vice Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, appointing Ciza Thomas as interim VC. The official notification did not specify reasons. Complaints from the Save University Campaign Committee alleged violations including irregular faculty appointments ahead of Assembly elections, improper degree grants to a student, and unauthorized land allotment for a cricket stadium. The Governor had previously frozen related university decisions pending review.