Former Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar takes charge as Secretary to Chief Minister
Rathan U. Kelkar has been appointed as the Secretary to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan in Kerala. The appointment has sparked controversy, with the CPI(M) and BJP criticizing it, while Congress leaders defend Kelkar's qualifications. The political debate centers around the implications of such appointments and their perceived connections to electoral outcomes.
- ▪Rathan U. Kelkar was previously the Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala.
- ▪The CPI(M) and BJP have raised concerns about the appointment.
- ▪Congress leaders have defended Kelkar as an efficient and upright officer.
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Rathan U. Kelkar, who was till recently Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala, took charge as Secretary to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Sunday.Meanwhile, the political row over the appointment refused to die down with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continuing their attack against the appointment.Speaking to the media in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, BJP leader and MLA V. Muraleedharan said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had called the appointment of Chief Electoral Officer - West Bengal Manoj Agarwal as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal as a reward for the BJP’s victory.“By that logic, can we say that the CEC in Kerala also got the reward for aiding the Congress’s massive win? Before the elections, Mr.
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