அக்.06ம் தேதி ‘துணை வேந்தர்கள் நியமனத்தில் பல கோடி ரூபாய் ஊழல் நடக்கிறது’ என்று குற்றம்சாட்டிய ஆளுநர், தற்போது நான் அப்படி பேசவே இல்லை என மறுப்பு...

DMK president M.K. Stalin questioned the sudden about-face by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit regarding his previous public statements alleging multi-crore corruption in university vice-chancellor appointments. Stalin noted that on October 6, the Governor openly stated that vice-chancellor posts were traded for crores of rupees in Tamil Nadu. However, the Raj Bhavan subsequently issued a clarification denying the remarks, raising serious suspicions about political backroom maneuvers to suppress academic scandals.

Stalin pointed out that this abrupt reversal occurred immediately after Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami held a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. He asked why the Governor felt compelled to dilute his outspoken remarks following political discussions between central leaders and the state administration. The sudden silence suggested a coordinated political understanding to protect the AIADMK regime from embarrassing judicial scrutiny and corruption inquiries.

Stalin maintained that public memory could not be erased through calculated press clarifications when video recordings of the speech were widely available. He asserted that compromising academic corruption complaints to preserve political alignments was deeply damaging to university education, demanding an independent judicial inquiry to uncover the full truth behind vice-chancellor appointments.