Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, was today removed from his post by a powerful body of the institution. The acting vice chancellor Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani will be the new head of the institution. In a meeting of the powerful Majlis-e-Shura at Deoband nine members voted in favour of 60-year-old Vastanvi's removal, four voted against the move. Vastanvi was elected Vice Chancellor on January 10 following the death of his predecessor Maulana Marghoobur Rahman. The moderate Maulana had triggered a controversy soon after his appointment with his remarks praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's rule and his development policy.