Kannan Gopinathan
Centre spars with Mamata in bid to turn Bengal babus into stool pigeons
Apparently, there is little the Centre can do against civil service officers who are posted under the state government
Real freedom is right to criticise govt: Kannan Gopinathan
Right of people to react coexists with the right of the government to take a decision.
Dilli Ka Babu: ‘Rebels’ with a cause quit IAS
Not surprisingly, given the charged political atmosphere, the resignations have set off a political controversy.
Mangaluru: Second IAS officer quits service within fortnight
The resignation became public on Friday afternoon and came as a shock.
Karnataka IAS officer resigns, says building blocks of democracy compromised
K'taka IAS officer said the resignation was not in any way connected to any event or a particular person.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kannan Gopinathan refuses to rejoin duty
The notice asking him to rejoin duty was issued by Gurpreet Singh, deputy secretary, personnel department of Daman and Diu.
‘Resume immediately’: Officer who quit IAS over Centre's J&K move asked to return
The Personnel Department of Daman and Diu has now asked him to attend the office till resignation is accepted.
What citizenship means: IAS man’s wake-up call
It is significant that Mr Gopinathan has not opposed the decision to abrogate Article 370 and Article 35A.
Jackboot on J&K: IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan quits
The official reasoned that government cannot take away anyone’s right to dissent, protest and speak their mind.
IAS officer quits from post, says ‘disturbed’ over restrictions in J&K
‘Even when former IAS officer was detained from airport, there was complete lack of response,’ he said referring to Shah Faesal.