Chennai, Jan. 30 -- Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, who is also the Chancellor of State-run Universities, on Thursday evening asked the State Government to recall the Order issued by it appointing a Search Committee--without UGC nominee-to identify candidates for appointment as Vice-Chancellor (VC) for the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), Madurai, triggering yet another confrontation with the ruling DMK.

A Raj Bhavan communique said "the Chancellor has called upon the Government of Tamil Nadu, to recall the said notification which is in difference to the Search Committee constituted by him, sent for issuing notification and directed to notify the Search Committee for appointment of VC for MKU as constituted by the Chancellor, which inclu...