Wedding delays opening of DD Office

MADURAI: The office of the Deputy Director (DD) of Directorate of Government Examinations was opened two hours beyond the schedule time as the staff were busy attending the marriage of an official’s son in Dindigul, here on Monday.According to sources, Palanichamy, the Deputy Director in the office, had invited the staff to attend his son’s wedding. All the staff went to the wedding and turned up late for the office. Finally, the office was opened only at 11.30 am.Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Virudhungar, Sivagnaga and Ramanathapuram come under the ambit of this office. Being the first working day (first Monday of the month) of the week, students from the neighbouring districts had come early to the office to enquire and register for services, including retotalling and revaluation of the marks. Some students left after waiting for an hour without completing their work while the majority of the students kept waiting until the office was opened.