The Governor maintained that the post of chancellor was not a favour bestowed by the state government, but as per a consensus at the national level.
November 24, 2022Responding to the protests march staged by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) workers against his recent actions against vice-chancellors, Arif Mohammad Khan said everybody has the right to protest, protests are democratic, but nobody can threaten or intimidate him with such actions
November 16, 2022Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, demanding the removal of Finance Minister KN Balagopal over recent remarks at a university, which he said were "seditious".
October 26, 2022Stating that the chancellor cannot ask the vice-chancellors to resign based on the verdict of the Supreme Court, CM Vijayan said the orders of the apex court are applicable only to the vice-chancellor of the Kerala Technological University (KTU).
October 24, 2022Raj Bhavan sources said the Governor has initiated this extraordinary move as his repeated directions to hold a Senate meeting and provide a nominee of the senate to the search committee for selection of Vice-Chancellor went unheeded.
October 16, 2022The petitioner also seeks disciplinary action “against the delinquent police officers who had failed to register the crime in the said offence.”
September 25, 2022Pinarayi Vijayan termed the press conference held by Arif Mohammed Khan at Raj Bhavan as unprecedented not only in Kerala but even in the entire country.
September 22, 2022Pinarayi Vijayan termed the press conference held by Arif Mohammed Khan at Raj Bhavan as unprecedented not only in Kerala but even in the entire country.
September 21, 2022The meeting took place at the residence of an RSS leader for 30 minutes. The meeting came amid the face-off between the state government and the Governor
September 18, 2022"I welcome his (Pinarayi Vijayan's) statement. Because, now, at least, he is not trying to play the game from behind the curtain," says Arif Mohammed Khan.
September 17, 2022The Congress in Kerala on Saturday demanded immediate intervention of the Prime Minister or the President in the ongoing tiff between State Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
September 17, 2022“I shall apply my mind, my own judgment, my vision, and then I will decide in accordance with the Constitution, law, and convention," asserted Arif Mohammed Khan.
September 15, 2022Poornima is the wife of former top Indian Revenue Service official R Mohan who is the Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
March 16, 2022Khan, of late, has been putting his foot down and has taken a tough position in the manner the Pinarayi Vijayan government has been taking positions on the Citizenship Amendment Act.
January 29, 2020When the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, the Governor called it unconstitutional and accused the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front of concealing information from him.
January 26, 2020Chief Secretary Tom Jose met the governor after attending an emergency meeting held at the State Secretariat.
January 20, 2020Since the Kerala government, headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on January 13 moved the Supreme Court to declare the CAA ultra vires of the constitution, Governor has been at loggerheads with the Vijayan's Left Front government.
January 19, 2020