சட்டத்திற்கு விரோதமாக எந்தவொரு அரசு பதவியிமில்லாதவரை,அரசியல் நோக்கத்தோடு சந்தித்த துணைவேந்தர்கள் எதிர்கால இளைஞர்களை எப்படி வழிநடத்துவார்கள்?

DMK leader M.K. Stalin raised sharp questions on December 22, 2016, regarding the conduct of state university vice-chancellors who gathered to meet V.K. Sasikala, a private political figure holding no official government position. Stalin asked how academic leaders who openly surrendered institutional autonomy for partisan motives could legitimately inspire students or uphold ethical leadership in higher education.

Stalin pointed out that vice-chancellors represented the intellectual vanguard of Tamil Nadu, tasked with fostering scientific temper, critical inquiry, and academic freedom among youth. Visiting the residence of a ruling party associate to pledge partisan loyalty blatantly violated university statutes, civil service decorum, and public service ethics. Stalin warned that subverting academic bodies to appease extra-constitutional power centres degraded Tamil Nadu's reputed university ecosystem into an arena of political sycophancy.

The opposition leader stressed that higher educational institutions belonged to the public and must remain free from partisan subjugation. Stalin called for an urgent administrative review into the conduct of the participating vice-chancellors. He emphasized that scholars compromised by political servitude could not mentor young generations, urging civil society to resist attempts to corrupt academic governance across the state.