Gopal Krishna Pillai

For the Malayalam film actor, see G. K. Pillai (actor).
Gopal Krishna Pillai
Home Secretary
In office
30 Jun 2009 – 30 Jun 2011
Preceded byMadhukar Gupta
Succeeded byR. K. Singh
Personal details
Born30 November 1949
Kollam, Kerala
SpouseSudha Pillai
OccupationCivil Servant (IAS)

Gopal Krishna Pillai or G. K. Pillai (born 30 Nov 1949) is an Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S) officer and the former Home Secretary in the Government of India. He was born into a Nair family in Kerala. He was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore, and at the St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. He then obtained an M.Sc from IIT Madras. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of I.A.S.

Career

G.K. 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.[1][2]

Media spotlight

In February 2016, Pillai claimed to media that there was political interference in the controversial Ishrat Jahan case.[3] Pillai's claims were corroborated by another former official in March 2016, bringing the Ishrat Jahan case into media spotlight once again.[4]

References

  1. ^ Aditi Phadnis; Rituparna Bhuyan (2009-06-12). "Newsmaker: Gopal Krishna Pillai". Business Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  2. ^ "G S Pillai new home secretary". The Times of India. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  3. ^ "Ishrat Jahan case: Former Home Secy GK Pillai claims 'political' interference in 2004 encounter". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Ishrat Jahan case: Former under secy says he was forced to file second affidavit, burnt with cigarettes". 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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