Chennai: In a high-level shuffle in police department, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday ordered K. P. Maghendhran, heading the training division, to take charge as DGP-Elections and specifically asked him not to report to DGP Ashok Kumar, the state head of police force. The EC also brought in Karan Singha, ADGP, as new intelligence chief.
“I took charge today itself. Met some officers. I am asked to take care of the election process,” said Maghendhran when this newspaper contacted him.
In a communication, Chief Secretary K. Gnanadesikan quoting an EC order, said all field officers in Tamil Nadu handling any election-related arrangements/ works should report only to Maghendhran.
Karan Singha, now heading the CB-CID, has been asked to take charge as ADGP, Intelligence, in the place of Inspector-General of Police, K. N. Sathiyamurthy.
While Ashok Kumar will look after everything other than election-related issues, Sathiyamurthy has been placed in vacancy reserved category till elections are over.
The EC also changed the Superintendent of Police of Thanjavur, N.M. Mylvahanan and posted R. Sudhakar, Deputy Commissioner, Ambattur, in his place.
Similarly, Rupesh Kumar Meena, DC, Anna Nagar has been posted as SP, Erode, in the place of M. R. Sibi Chakravarthi. The commission transferred five district collectors on Saturday. Kakarla Usha, MD, Tamil Nadu urban infrastructure financial services ltd, has been posted as Karur Collector, in the place of T. P. Rajesh. T N Venkatesh, MD, Co-optex, has been transferred as Tiruvarur Collector, replacing M. Mathivanan.
Pooja Kulkarani, state project director, Sarva shiksha abhiyan, has been posted as Tiruvannamalai collector, in the place of Gnanasekaran. C Samayamoorthy, Director, Employment and training, is the new Tirunelveli Collector, in the place of M Karuanakaran. S. Swarna, CMD, Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Corporation Ltd, will be the new collector of Pudukottai vice S. Ganesh.
