No big deal, but a clear sign of humiliation

When the Manipur High Court appointed Jarnail Singh as the administrator of the Manipur University by empowering him to act as the VC untill the situation was brought to normalcy, there were certain criticisms on the legitimacy of appointing him to the post. Even though it is was an interim arrangement to calm down the trouble water at the University due to uproar against the then VC AP Pandey, circumstances led the high profile administrator to remain as the Administrator who can exercise his power as VC remain for almost 2 and half years. When there were recruitment conducted during his tenure , criticism poured and many sections questioned the legitimacy of recruiting faculties and other employees. The matter was even took to the court by some person but Manipur High Court said that Jarnail SIngh (IAS) was appointed as administrator of the MU and he is empowered to exercise all power that a VC could at the University. After few months many changes had been noticed in the functioning of the Manipur University and apart from this the Administrator who had leaved the post on November 30 this year due to his family problem clean most of the financial mismanagement. Many contractors had been blacklisted and even asked CBI enquiry to some for finacial misappropriations. The situation at MU was somewhat brought to normalcy and accademic atmosphere was almost resumed.
But all is not well after his leaving from the post of Administrator. Jarnail SIngh was relieved on Nov. 30, and keeping the office of the Vice Chancellor vacant would meant no less then keeping the University as orphan. Interestingly, Prof. Amar Yumnam assumed charge as acting VC as per the High court directives, but his position was not recognised by the student bodies as well as some important staffs of the Manipur University.
Interestingly, the MHRD too does not recognised Prof. Amar as acting VC. This was clealy mentioned in a letter responded to the registrar of the MU in connection with his communication to the MHRD on November 4.
This showed that Prof. Amar even as is the most senior Prof. who could assumed the charge of VC , the MHRD seems not interested in appointing him as the in-charge VC. This though is not only violation of the MU Statute but a humiliation to the integrity of the seniormost Prof. of MU.