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‘Awareness of Guv’s office helped steer clear of controversies’

On his last day in office on Wednesday, outgoing Governor P Sathasivam said his five-year gubernatorial term was more or less free of controversies as he was well aware of the jurisdiction of his constitutional office.
Asked about the verdict of the Supreme Court on women entry in Sabrimala and the manner in which the LDF government implemented it, the former Chief Justice of India said every government is bound to follow the verdict of the apex court.
यह भी पढ़ें:हरियाणा में वॉकओवर लेने जा रही भाजपा को क्या रोक पाएगी हुड्डा-शैलजा की ताजपोशी?
Sathasivam also chose to clear the air on the recent controversy over the Raj Bhavan rejecting the names of a few persons nominated by the LDF government to the Kerala University Syndicate.
On his intervention after campus violence in University College and the subsequent controversies involving the University of Kerala and PSC, Sathasivam said these were actions any Governor in office was expected to take as Chancellor.

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