By IANS
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday held discussions with a British Council official in an effort to prevent the closure of the council’s library here.
“We have expressed our desire to see that the library remains functional here in some form or the other. The representative of the council said he will discuss this with his officials,” Achuthanandan told reporters after meeting Chris Gibson, British Council’s director for south India.
On Dec 6, Rod Pryde, British Council director for India and Sri Lanka, announced the closure of the library on Feb 28.
The library, started in 1964, has a collection of about 27,000 books, which would be shifted to other nine British Council branches in the country.
“I have expressed that we will make arrangements to see that the books remain here itself. He (Gibson) said the decision to close down is part of their strategy. We will have one more round of talks,” said Achuthanandan.
Achuthanandan decided to take steps to prevent the closure of the library after several members said they were against the council’s move.