RGUHS to confer honorary doctorate on medical college chairman despite ongoing legal dispute (opens original article in a new tab)

RGUHS plans to award an honorary doctorate to A.C. Shanmugam despite ongoing legal disputes over the affiliation of his medical college.

• RGUHS to confer honorary doctorate on A.C. Shanmugam, chairman of multiple medical institutions
• State government involved in legal dispute with RajaRajeswari Medical College over affiliation
• Medical Education Minister states legal case is pending and cannot object to honorary doctorate decision
• RajaRajeswari Medical College claimed affiliation with Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute in 2019, case pending in Madras High Court