Speaking over phone from Pondicherry, former principal of the college Dr Abraham Thomas, who has been appointed the new principal and the acting director, assured that everything will be fine in the college soon and he will make sure that the college tides over this imbroglio as early as possible.

While the new administrative team is expected to assume office after the April 29 meeting of the General Body, the outgoing director has decided not to hold any administrative post in the future.

The hospital not only saw protests during the last 25 days, the members of the Brown Hospital Employees' Union had also threatened to hold a token strike on the first day of Governing Body meeting.

The move is a respite to the CMC Sangharsh Samiti as this will usher in a new management team in the college, which they think will take the college on the path of success.

On the other hand, Dr John Pramod said he has full faith in the abilities of Dr Thomas, who he said would take good care of the college affairs.

Dr Pramod, who took charge as director in September 2006, said that in the wake of ongoing struggle to oust the present administrative staff, his team resigned in the larger interest of the institute. He said though he stepped down voluntary as it had become difficult to operate amid current circumstances, they did not want the hospital services to be hit on this account.

"My team resigned voluntarily in the larger interest of the institute. I had held a meeting with the staff prior to the governing body meeting. I had told the members that in order to let the hospital run smoothly, we would have to resign."

Replying to allegations against him, Dr Pramod said," All these are stray charges and have no basis. I have requested the governing body to constitute a committee that will look into the allegations and submit its report on April 29."

"I chose to resign because it was difficult for us to control the situation that had got a communal touch. Since no rules and regulations could be applied in such a situation, it was appropriate for us to step down."

He said he had also been facing life threats over the last couple of weeks and had sent his children out of station.

The institute was ranked 14th in the Indian Medical Colleges in 2006-07 and is one of the reputed hospitals of the state. It has patients pouring in not only fromthe state but also from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.