MADURAI: The Governing Committee meeting for free IAS coaching to students, which was held in the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) here on 2nd December 2022, has taken place without the participation of committee’s convener and programme coordinator Prof.A.Velankanni Joseph since he was asked to wait outside the meeting hall.
This governing committee meeting which was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof.J.Kumar was to discuss about the arrangements made for 100 candidates who will be given free residential coaching as per the State government’s policy decision.
“Actually, this free IAS coaching academy programme is coordinated and implemented through the Youth Welfare Studies Department of MKU. I am the Head of the Department, but I was not allowed to attend this governing committee meeting on December 2nd 2022. When I went for the meeting, our Vice-Chancellor Prof.J.Kumar has asked me to go out and wait outside. He (VC) said he will tell the meeting outcome later and did not allow me inside. So, the governing committee meeting place without the participation of committee convener and programme coordinator,” an anguished Prof.Velankanni Joseph has said today. (He is also MUFA president).
The course director Mr.Deivendiran (a retired deputy colllector) was also not allowed inside the meeting hall, sources said. An important work of the governing committee is to make arrangements and mobilize resource persons to implement the Tamil Nadu government’s free IAS coaching for UPSC Civil Service aspirants.
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The governing committee meeting of Civil Services coaching in MKU was attended by Madurai District Collector Dr.S.Aneesh Sekhar who is a member of the committee, along with other members Prof.Vasantha, Prof. Nagarathinam and D.Ramakrishnan.
“What happened to me is an insult and humiliation by our VC. As the committee convener, I have to attend that meeting, but it was unfortunate that I was asked to go out,” Prof.Velankanni Joseph told ‘LotusTimes’ when asked about the incident.
