Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Prof. V.SRINIVASAN

 


Another senior colleague has passed away, Prof.V.Srinivasan, HOD of physics dept, The American college, Madurai. He was 89. People used to say such demises after a successful life should be celebrated. VS, as we used to call him, had such a lively life in the campus. He had an astonishing memory for events and occasions. He could pick out an incident which could have disappeared from all our minds; he would remember any reputable academician visiting our campus and would reel out all related matters of that visit. A very systematic person and a perfectionist.

Personally I learnt a lot from him and even told him I may not follow his foot steps, since it used to be so perfect. Till this day when I search for any of my personal things, I just remember him. He exactly knows where his personal things would be, unlike me always scrambling for them! He started a photography elective course from his department and gave me a vital role in that course, from making a syllabus and preparing a handout. I made a blow up photograph of South Tower of Meenakshi Temple. He made it hang on the walls of Principal’s office for some time and took a copy of it for his personal use.

Even after moving to Thane, Mumbai we had been communicating and used to listen sadly to the happenings in the campus.

My sincere condolences.

Prof. V. SRINIVASAN

 


Friday, May 30, 2025

THE LAST BREATH ...

 https://www.lotustimes.org/2025/05/30/american-college-principal-suspended-by-govt-one-day-before-his-retirement-for-dvac-investigation-new-principal-takes-charge-now-part-1/




https://americancollege.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Mr.-KANNABIRAN.pdf

PRINCIPAL SUSPENDED ON THE EVE OF HIS RETIREMENT ..... A SIGH OF RELIEF...

 American College in Madura Dr.M.Davamani Christober, suspended from service as Principal from May 30th 2025.


MADURAI.

May.31 


The Principal of the prestigious American College in Madurai Dr.M.Davamani Christober has been suspended from service with immediate effect from today- May 30th 2025- by the Tamil Nadu State Government’s Directorate of Collegiate Education.


He was suspended last night just one day before his retirement from service tomorrow due to the corruption charges he is facing right now, sources in Directorate of Collegiate Education in Chennai, have confirmed today. An official mail about his suspension was sent to the college by the government last night and the order was physically given today morning.


“The Directorate of Collegiate Education has accorded permission to conduct a preliminary enquiry against the Principal and Secretary of American College in Madurai Dr.Davamani Christober…for the allegations of possession of disproportionate assets to his known sources of income. 


Since the enquiry into the corruption allegations is under investigation by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) of Tamil Nadu Government, Dr.Davamani Christober is placed under suspension as instructed under the letters received from government agencies as per the provisions made under Sec 19-3 of private colleges.The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education had served the suspension letter last night- on May 29th 2025, and the suspension order was handed over formally to the college authorities today morning,” the government sources in Chennai have confirmed.


Following the suspension of present Principal Dr.M.Davamani Christober from service due to DVAC investigation into his assets, the authorities took steps for appointing a new Principal, and senior faculty Prof.Dr.Kannabiran has been made Principal in-charge of The American College in Madurai from today- May 30th 2025.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

LOTUS NEWS. "SAVE THE AMERICAN COLLEGE

 

‘Save American College Team’ to meet Madurai Bishop tomorrow after High Court direction on American College Principal in corruption cases complaints; All eyes are on now to protect the college’s satellite campus land at Chatrapatti-Natham Road (Part-1)

Based on the petition filed by a retired faculty of American College R.Prabahar Vedamanickam, the Madurai Bench of Bench of Madras High Court had given an order on April 7th 2025 to the DVAC to do the enquiry fast against the present Principal based on the writ petition filed in the court about misuse of office, misappropriation of funds, disproportionate assets and money involved in appointments by taking into account the Principal Dr.Davamani Christober’s total assets.

“We are also now concerned about the American College satellite campus at Chathrapatti near Madurai. The CSI Bishop in Madurai has to intervene because Principal Dr.Davamani Christober is doing a strategy to move to satellite campus after his retirement on May 31st 2025. So, we are still concerned. A team of American College well-wishers in Madurai have sought an appointment with the Bishop tomorrow because the DVAC probe and High Court directive is a lesson for us to get involved and save the reputation of American College. Four or five members will meet the Bishop of Madurai-Ramnad Diocese tomorrow in Madurai because the Bishop is the appointing authority as president of Governing Council and so he has the moral responsibility to remove him from the Principal post immediately before more damage is done for our great American College in Madurai. The Bishop must ask the Principal to step down from the post and we also want the Bishop to save the American College satellite campus near Madurai which is in huge acres and documents are in doubt,” sources connected to American College in Madurai told ‘Lotus Times’ media here today-April 8th 2025 and added that action must be taken against him soon before FIR and police chargesheet are done.


Sunday, December 29, 2024

MONEY FOR MARKS - ACCUSATION ON A.C. PRINCIPAL - GOVT'S ACTION

 



5. Further it is learnt that Dr. M. Dhavamani Christober, Principal, American College who is also a Convener Committee member of the  Madurai Kamaraj University is misusing his official position by conniving with “Research Section” Superintendent Kuppusamy In allotting more marks through “Normalization Formula method” to the applicants who have chosen American College.

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION