West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said he is "not at war" with the state government and that his objective is to serve the people.
Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the West Bengal government over several issues, also said universities in the state are not allowed to function the way they should.
"Let me say, I am not at war with the state government. I have come here to serve the people of the state," the governor said at an education forum organised by the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) here.
Dhankar said that as a chancellor of universities, he has been witness to several developments that could grab headlines.
"If I start to narrate all of them, it will scream the newspaper headlines the next day... As chancellor, what we see is that we don't allow universities to function as they are supposed to.
"The all-pervading question which arises is who is the greater boss, the chancellor or the state?" he said.
Dhankar said he has tried to ascertain the role of both the chancellor and the state government in the functioning of universities.