The Kerala government suspended two IAS officers for disciplinary violations amid a controversy over a ’religious WhatsApp group.’ Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan acted on a report from the chief secretary following an investigation.

The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala has suspended two officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) on disciplinary grounds. K Gopalakrishnan, director of Industries and Commerce, faced th

Two IAS officers in Kerala, K Gopalakrishnan and N Prasanth, were suspended pending departmental inquiries. Gopalakrishnan was accused of creating Wha

While Gopalakrishnan was suspended for creating a religion-based WhatsApp group of government officials, action was taken against Prasanth for criticising a senior IAS officer on social media.