No such request was made by Higher Education Department, says Minister Higher Education Minister K.P. Anbalagan has said that Governor-Chancellor Banwarilal Purohit did not consult the government before extending the tenures of the Vice-Chancellors of two State universities recently. In an interview, he has also defended the constitution of an Inquiry Commission to probe allegations against the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University. Edited excerpts: You are the Pro-Chancellor of State universities. Did the Governor’s office seek your opinion before extending the tenures of the Vice-Chancellors of Bharathidasan University (BDU) and Periyar University? In the case of BDU, a VC search committee and convenor committee had been constituted. The outgoing VC was even given a farewell. After that, the Governor extended his tenure. The Higher Education Department did not make any request to the Chancellor for an extension. The Governor acted on his own. You have to ask him why he did it.