Gopal Krishna Pillai or G. K. Pillai (born 30 Nov 1949) is a retired

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officer and the former

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in the Government of India. He was educated at

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, the

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and at

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. 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.

Media spotlight

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

Ishrat Jahan case On 15 June 2004, officers of the Ahmedabad City Police, Ahmedabad Police Crime Branch and members of the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB) of Ahmedabad shot and killed four people. Those killed in the incident were Ishrat Jahan Raza, a 19 ...

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

References

An exclusive interview with G K Pillai, Ex-Home Secretary of India
. BUREAUCRACY INDIA, Retrieved 2011-06-30
Interview with Karan Thapar
. The Wire, Retrieved 2023-07-08 (Modi Has Betrayed Oath of Office; Hindus Must Speak out Against Treatment of Muslims in Modi’s India)

External links

https://www.adaniports.com/About-us/Board-of-Directors/Gopal-Krishna-Pillai {{DEFAULTSORT:Pillai, Gopal Krishna 1949 births Living people Bishop Cotton Boys' School alumni Indian Administrative Service officers Indian Home Secretaries