NEW DELHI: BJP has raised the Kerala Vice-Chancellor appointment controversy in the Rajya Sabha. The issue was presented in the House by Radha Mohan Agarwal, a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh and in-charge of the BJP Kerala unit.

Agarwal raised the issue in the House pointing out that the appointment of the VC of the Kerala Technical University had been canceled by the Supreme Court. Agarwal asked the Union Education Minister to direct the UGC to cancel the illegal appointment of the VC. He further asserted that the appointment of VC in the universities of Kerala including Kannur University was illegal and the Union Education Ministry should intervene in this matter.