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Gopal Krishna Pillai

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Preceded by
  
Madhukar Gupta

Spouse(s)
  
Sudha Pillai


Name
  
Gopal Pillai

Succeeded by
  
R. K. Singh

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Occupation
  
Civil Servant (Indian Administrative Service)

Gopal Krishna Pillai or G. K. Pillai (born 30th Nov, 1949) is an Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S) officer and the former Home Secretary of India. He studied at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, and later obtained an M.Sc from IIT, Madras. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of I.A.S. Pillai held diverse positions in the state government of Kerala such as:

  • District Collector of Kollam from 1982 to 1985
  • Special Secretary for Industries, especially the traditional industries of cashew, coir and handlooms
  • Secretary of Health
  • Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala.

    • Media Spotlight

    In February 2016, Pillai claimed to media that there was political interference in the controversial Ishrat Jahan case.

    Pillai's claims were corraborated by another former official in March 2016, bringing the Ishrat Jahan case into media spotlight once again.

    References

    Gopal Krishna Pillai Wikipedia
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