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TRICHY: Bharathidasan University (BDU) has finally decided to accept the PhD thesis of a research scholar from Bishop Heber College (BHC), Trichy, which was rejected two years ago. A full-time research scholar, Pavendan was allegedly employed during his research period in violation of the norm.However, treating it as a special case, vice-chancellor P Manisankar said that the university would accept his research thesis. The relief comes after a two-year-long struggle by the scholar whose thesis, despite being supported by his college and guide, was rejected by the university citing norms.Based on an anonymous letter, the then registrar in-charge of BDU, Babu Rajendran had refused to accept Pavendan’s research thesis. Treating it as a special case, he had cancelled the penalty imposed on Pavendan.Further, a communication had also been sent from the university informing him that his research thesis would be accepted. “We do not want any of our students to suffer which is the sole reason for giving relief to Pavendan ,” he said..