Under Anbalagan’s proposal, while the parent institute will be renamed Anna University of Technology and Research, the institute to which all state engineering universities will affiliate will be renamed Anna University.
Amid protests against the bifurcation of Anna University from Chennai, members of the Anna University Teachers Association (AUTA) have written to the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit, requesting his appointment to discuss the issue.
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AUTA and the Vice Chancellor of Anna University have also written to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Minister of State for Higher Education KP Anbalagan against the bifurcation.
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Expressing their disagreement, AUTA members have been protesting since Monday. Wearing black badges, AUTA said the fork will undo all the hard work that had gone into making Anna University a renowned learning institute in Chennai.
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Tamil Nadu Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asking him why there has been no representation from Tamil Nadu and other southern states on the 16-member expert panel set up to study origin and evolution. of ancient culture of India.
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The panel has been created to study “the origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back some 12,000 years,” Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patel told the Lok Sabha during the current Monsoon Session.
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“While it is a welcome move to deepen our understanding of the rich and varied cultural roots of our country, the composition of the committee itself is a matter of deep concern,” Palanisami wrote.
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