TDP chief asks Centre to intervene in UNVA issue

HYDERABAD: Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday requested union minister of external affairs SM Krishna to intervene and prevail upon US authorities to respond positively to the predicament of students of University of Northern Virginia (UNVA).In a letter to the union minister, Naidu said that the future of many students from Andhra Pradesh is at stake after the decision of US authorities to terminate the student and exchange visitor programme (SEVP) certification of the university.In case of the sham Tri-valley University, students from India had to face a tough time as the SEVP certification was terminated and the record was removed from Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Reasonable time must be given to students to relocate before this extreme step is taken, Naidu said.“Higher authorities in US who issued visas to such sham schools are culpable and hence it is imperative that students should not be made to suffer pecuniary loss and full fee refund is arranged,” Naidu demanded.