Minister to boycott varsity convocation over Governor’s refusal to honour Sankaraiah
In protest against Governor RN Ravi refusing to confer an honorary doctorate on veteran freedom fighter and CPM leader N Sankaraiah, Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy said he will boycott the convocation of Madurai Kamaraj University’s scheduled for Thursday. Borrowing the words of poet Bharathi, the minister called the governor a pseudo-swadeshi (nadippu swadeshi) for refusing to sign the relevant… Continue reading "Minister to boycott varsity convocation over Governor’s refusal to honour Sankaraiah"
