Nitish Kumar said on Saturday that the resignation of former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo as the Nalanda University chancellor and the circumstances around the move were “unfortunate”. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Kumar dwelt on the “idea of Nalanda”, and said he will write about the issue to the Centre. The chief minister also said the Nalanda University has a different character and the institute cannot be equated with other universities. “There were talks about necessary amendments in the NU (Nalanda University) act, which did not happen though the board has been constituted. Read| My ambition is to resurrect JD(U) as a national party: Nitish KumarFor more stories from HT Leadership Summit, click here

Source: Hindustan Times December 03, 2016 14:31 UTC