Chennai, Jan 7 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday flayed the UGC's new regulations granting broader control to Governors in appointment of Vice Chancellors and termed it as 'authoritarian' move by the BJP-led Government at the Centre and a direct assault on federalism and state's rights. Terming the UGC's unilateral notification in this regard as Unconstitutional, he said this overreach is unacceptable and Tamil Nadu will fight it legally and politically. It is a move to undermine the democratically elected state governments and that educaton should remain in the hands of those chosen by the people and not dictated by Governors acting at the BJP's behest. He said "the new UGC regulations granting Governors broader control over VC appointments and allowing non-academics to hold these posts are a direct assault on federalism and state rights." "This authoritarian move by the Union BJP government seeks to centralise power and undermine democratically elected state governments", Mr Stalin said. "Education must remain in the hands of those chosen by the people, not dictated by Governors acting at the BJP government’s behest", the.Chief Minister said. "Tamil Nadu, which leads the nation with the highest number of top-ranking HEIs, will not stay silent as our institutions are stripped of autonomy", he added. "Education is a subject under the Concurrent List in our Constitution, and hence we consider that the move of the UGC to issue this notification unilaterally as unconstitutional", Mr Stalin said. "This overreach is unacceptable, and Tamil Nadu will fight it legally and politically", he added...////...