By PTI
<p>Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 16 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Wednesday urged the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to immediately intervene to resolve the crisis in the higher education sector in the state.</p>
<p>In a letter to the Chief Minister, Satheesan said the absence of permanent vice-chancellors in several universities and principals in various colleges had adversely affected the higher education sector.</p>
<p>He also cited the tug-of-war between the Governor and the vice chancellor on the one side and the registrar and syndicate on the other in the University of Kerala.</p>
<p>Due to the "power struggle and the violent protests" by the pro-CPI(M) students’ outfit SFI, the University of Kerala was in a precarious situation of having two registrars, one temporarily appointed by the vice chancellor and the other suspended by the VC and reinstated by the syndicate, he said.</p>
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