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Over more than half a decade, the relationship between the Kerala government and the Raj Bhavan has deteriorated. Where there was ceremonial civility and mutual respect earlier, there is now friction, partisanship, and constitutional brinkmanship. And caught in this crossfire are Kerala’s public universities. Successive Governors — Arif Mohammed Khan followed by Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar…
Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT In a move that has sparked fresh controversy, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar reappointed Ciza Thomas and K. Sivaprasad as the interim Vice-Chancellors of Digital University Kerala (DUK) and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) on Friday (August 1, 2025). The decision defies the reconciliation…
CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam Saturday hit out at Kerala governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for criticising the SC ruling fixing a time-frame for clearing bills. “It is expected that he (Arlekar) will view matters through the lens of a governor rather than that of a BJP neta. The governor should aim to strengthen healthy Centre-state…
Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and K.V. Thomas, Special Representative of the Kerala government in Delhi, during a meeting at Kerala House, in New Delhi, on March 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The recent breakfast meeting that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hosted for Union…
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Kerala. File | Photo Credit: Ashok R Observing that ‘Viksit Bharat’ cannot go ahead without ‘Viksit Kerala,’ Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday (January 26, 2025) said that standing united and working together are the ways to take the southern State’s development forward. Addressing the 76th Republic Day celebrations at…
Newly appointed Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on his arrival in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on January 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who was sworn in as the new Governor of Kerala on Thursday (January 2, 2025), takes over as the 23rd Governor of Kerala. Until recently Governor of Bihar, Mr. Arlekar replaces…
