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It is looking at “financial irregularities” Agency has found prima facie evidence MADURAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has launched a detailed enquiry into a series of allegations in Madurai Kamaraj University and is looking at “financial irregularities” involving top officials. Foreign trips of Vice-Chancellor P. Maruthamuthu and allotment of study centres to individuals in India and abroad have come under the scanner. According to DVAC sources, the agency had found prima facie evidence in allegations following which the Government issued orders authorising a detailed enquiry. While seeking records pertaining to at least seven allegations, vigilance sleuths made enquiries on the visit of the V-C to the United States, Singapore, Bahrain, Dubai, Sharjah and Ethiopia. Violation of established norms in the appointment of some teachers under the Tenth Plan of the University Grants Commission, recruitment of 134 casual labours and temporary misuse of varsity funds are some of the issues the agency is investigating. “We have submitted a petition to the Registrar seeking to furnish relevant documents. It appears that the V-C had not taken the concurrence of the Chancellor before making foreign visits. A decision on registering a case would be taken based on the outcome of the enquiry,” a DVAC official said. According to MKU sources, investigators collected information about the countries visited by the V-C and made separate enquiries with university officials on Tuesday. They questioned why the V-C alone had undertaken the foreign visits with regard to opening of study centres of the Directorate of Distance Education. “All information and files sought by the vigilance officials were provided. They also questioned about the visit to Nepal by a Syndicate member,” sources said. The US visit came under focus of the DVAC “in view of the person to whom the MKU centre was given,” sources said. Apart from the official foreign visits, enquiry is also on into the collaborations entered into by the university with a New Delhi-based private institution. ‘Visits informed’When contacted, Dr. Maruthamuthu said he had kept the Chancellor’s office informed about his foreign visits. Regarding the DVAC probe, he said that he had done his duty with courage and conviction and always worked to develop MKU as a model university.
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