Crores exchanged hands in appointment of VCs: TN Guv

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit Saturday alleged crores of rupees exchanged hands in the appointment of vice-chancellors to universities before he took over.

Reacting to his remarks, the ruling AIADMK said it had no role to play in the appointments of vice-chancellors.

In the "appointment of vice-chancellors...exchanging (of) money in crores, I could not believe that, then I decided things have to be changed," Purohit said at an event on education here.

Purohit said people of Tamil Nadu will appreciate that "till date I have selected nine vice-chancellors, purely on merit, nobody can raise a finger (against him)...from vice-chancellor to the primary school teacher all appointment should be clearly on merit."
Higher Education minister K P Anbazhagan said, "I am duty bound to clarify that the government has no role in the appointments of vice-chancellors."
Speaking to reporters at Dharmapuri, the minister said: "What the governor had in mind when he made the remarks can be answered only by him."
Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar said the government would take action "if there is truth in the allegations, and if the identity of those who got posts by shelling out money becomes known."