THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Although the Supreme Court has directed the government and the Governor to reach a consensus on the appointment of the Vice Chancellor of the state's technical and digital university, the possibility of that happening is quite low. Governor RV Arlekar is not ready to make the appointment as per the list submitted by the Chief Minister. The government has decided to inform the Supreme Court that Dr. Ciza Thomas, recommended by the Governor, is ineligible. If there is no consensus, the Supreme Court will make the appointment of the VC in Kerala as in Bengal.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan prioritised the names from the Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Committee appointed by the Supreme Court for Vice-Chancellor (VC) posts at two universities and sent this list to the Governor.

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