Though it has been six years since he resigned from the IAS, the govt has not accepted his resignation, Kannan Gopinathan told ThePrint. He joined the Congress Monday.
Decision to join politics was after a culmination of six years of introspection and deliberation, former civil servant from Kerala's Kottayam district says.
Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned as IAS officer following Shah Faesal’s arrest last year, said speculation over him rejoining the service won’t change his mind.
The Gujarat Police has filed an FIR for intending to outrage religious feelings, causing fear or alarm in the public and criminal conspiracy on the basis of a tweet.
Kannan Gopinathan resigned last August following events in J&K after the govt’s Article 370 move. He said he would help as a ‘free citizen’, but not as an IAS officer.
To arrest India’s decline, it is important that the government attract, retain and empower the good guys. Kannan’s leaving is a loss to the government.
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The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
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Kannan Gopinathan’s case shows the sick mindset of the political leadership of the country. Wile people joining BJP were promptly relieved, people joing the Congress are singled out. Sad state of governance.
Kannan Gopinathan’s case shows the sick mindset of the political leadership of the country. Wile people joining BJP were promptly relieved, people joing the Congress are singled out. Sad state of governance.