In the memorandum submitted to the PMO, JHEU president P. Tamilvanan and general secretary S. Velou urge the government to appoint the senior most Professor of the Institute as the interim Director as was the time-honoured practice until a successor was finalised. The JIPMER SC/ST cum Minorities Staff Welfare Association has also written to the Prime Minister and Union Health Minister seeking the termination of the extension granted to the Director alleging anti-employee measures and nepotism
