Chennai, April 22 -- In what could be perceived as a counter to the one organised by Chief Minister M K Stalin last week on the basis of a Supreme Court order, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, asserting that he was still the Chancellor of the State-run varsities and has convened a meeting of Vice-Chancellors of the Universities at Ooty on April 25 and 26.

A Raj Bhavan communique on Tuesday said the VCs meeting will be inaugurated by Vice President Jagdish Dhankar, whom the Governor met at New Delhi a couple of days back.

The conference, to be held at Raj Bhavan in tourist spot of Udhagamandaam, called as the Queen of hill stations, is seen by the DMK and its allies as an attempt to undermine the democratically elected government even after...