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V. K. Pandian
Vairab Kartikeyan Pandian (also known as V Karthikeyan Pandian, born 29 May 1974), is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 2000 batch from the Odisha cadre, known for his close association with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Pandian has served in various key administrative roles in the state and played a significant part in shaping Odisha's governance and public service delivery mechanisms. He held the post of Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) with the rank of a Minister (government), Cabinet Minister during Fifth Naveen Patnaik ministry. Prior to this, Pandian served as the Private Secretary to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for 12 years and Secretary to the Chief Minister's Transformational Initiatives of the Odisha Government. Personal life Pandian was born on 29 May 1974, in Kottampatti block, Kottampatti, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu and did his schooling in Vellalapatti and Neyveli. Pandian completed his bachelor's degree in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai. Located on the south-eastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is straddled by the Western Ghats and Deccan Plateau in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Eastern Coastal Plains lining the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait to the south-east, the Laccadive Sea at the southern Cape (geography), cape of the peninsula, with the river Kaveri bisecting the state. Politically, Tamil Nadu is bound by the Indian sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
