<span style="color: #222222;">In an unprecedented move, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has sought the resignation of the Vice Chancellors of nine universities in the state.<br />''<br />''The Governor directed the Vice Chancellors to tender their resignations by 1130 this morning.<br />''<br />''The Vice Chancellors of the universities of  Kerala, Calicut, Kannur, Mahatma Gandhi, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, APJ Adbul Kalam Technological University, Sree Shankaracharya University of Sanskrit, and Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University have been directed to tender their resignations.<br />''<br />''The Governor's move comes in the wake of the Supreme Court quashing the appointment of Dr Rajashree M S as the Vice Chancellor of APJ Technological University as ab initio null and void on Friday.<br />''<br />''While the CPI-M has criticized the Governor's move, Congress has welcomed it.</span><br />