Kaliraj appointed Bharathiar varsity VC

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has appointed Prof P Kaliraj as Vice Chancellor of Bharathiar University.

Purohit is the Chancellor of the Coimbatore-based university.

"Kaliraj has a rich teaching experience of 31 years and is at present the ICMR Emeritus Medical Scientist in the Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University," a Raj Bhavan release said.

He is experienced in University administration, it added.

The governor appointed Kaliraj for a three-year period from the date of the latter assuming office, it said.