The Tamil Nadu Government on Saturday posted senior police officer K.P. Maghendran, as the Director General of Police (DGP) (training) as the DGP Elections.
An official release by K. Gnanadesikan, Chief Secretary to Government, Mr. Maghendran who was the DGP (Training), Chennai is transferred and entrusted with all election related works involving police. He shall not report to the DGP. All field officers in Tamil Nadu handling any election related work shall report only to Mr. Maghendran till the completion of election process in Tamil Nadu.
Apart from this Karan Singha, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), crime branch CID has been transferred and posted as ADGP Intelligence. R. Sudhakar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ambattur has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur district vice N. M. Mylvahanan who is transferred.
Rupesh Kumar Meena, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar has been transferred and posted as superintendent of police, Erode vice M.R. Sibi Chakravarthy, transferred.
IAS cadres reshuffled too
Apart from police, some changes in the IAS cadre have also been announced. Under rule 4 (2) of the IAS (cadre) rules, 1954, temporary posts of senior collector, Karur district and Pudukottai district have been created for a period of one year or till the need for them cease whichever is earlier, says an official order from the state government.
Kakarla Usha, managing director, Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd is transferred and posted as senior collector, Karur in the place of T.P. Rajesh. T. N. Venkatesh, managing director, Tamil Nadu Handloom Weaver Co-operative Society has replaced Tiruvarur collector M. Mathivanan.
Pooja Kulkarni, state project director, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, is posted as collector has been posted as Tiruvannamalai replacing A. Gnanasekaran and C. Samayamoorthy, director of Employment and Training, is transferred and posted as collector, Tirunelveli district, in the place of M. Karunakaran.
S. Swarna, chairperson and managing director, Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, is transferred and posted as senior collector, Pudukottai district in the place of S. Ganesh.