Governor cannot, in the exercise of his/her discretion or otherwise, do anything that is contrary to the Constitution and the laws. Therefore, the Governor, having due regard to the Constitution and the laws, must decline to exercise the discretion in appointing as Chief Minister a non-member who was not qualified to become a member of the legislature." Other Duties As the Governor of the state she had also served as the Chancellor of Madras University. It was reported by university sources that the Vice-Chancellor, P.T. Manoharan, had decided to quit his office in the wake of the Chancellor allegedly withholding her approval to the Syndicate's decision to establish a new department for contemporary Tamil literature. She had also served as the Chairman of Kerala Commission for Backward Classes (1993) and member of National Human Rights Commission (1993). She received Hon. D. Litt. and Mahila Shiromani Award in 1990. She was also awarded Bharat Jyoti Award. The left parties also discussed the nomination of the prospects of Fathima Beevi as the President of India, during which the NDA Government proposed the name of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam. See also Anna Chandy References External links 20th-century Indian Muslims Women state governors of India 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians 20th-century Indian judges Malayali people Governors of Tamil Nadu People from Pathanamthitta district 1927 births Living people Justices of the Supreme Court of India Judges of the Madras High Court Women in Tamil Nadu politics 20th-century Indian lawyers Women in Kerala politics Women of the Kingdom of Travancore People of the Kingdom of Travancore 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Former judges of Indian High Courts High Court of Kerala former judges Women educators from Kerala Educators from Kerala 20th-century Indian women judges Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni