High profile college politics
The online going tussle between college staff, students and the management at American College were well reported in the media. And a similar tussle erupted in Thiagarajar College with state government mediating in both situations.
Seems something’s amiss with College Managements (particularly men’s colleges of yesteryears) in Madurai recently. And it transcends religious segmentations (managements are conscious of ‘minority institution’ privileges).
First it was Wakf Board College at KK Nagar, where the Principal was ousted by the management. The Principal fought legally and won. Then it was the turn of Saraswathi Narayan College (near Airport) where there was a tussle between Principal and Management. Since it isn’t a minority institution, MUTA (the teachers association of MK university) came out in support of Principal and resorted to road blockade & protests.
In all these four colleges, the students were totally in support of their teaching staff. In a way, it is a good development, showing compassion to their teachers
In our days, the Management of such aided colleges behaved as a silent facilitator, and we the students do not differentiate between professors & management. Both were targets to be ridiculed & made laughing stock in equal measures
(barring very few exceptionally good professors).



