If some well-placed sources are to be believed Prashanth Nair (IAS:2007:KL), former Private Secretary to the Union MoS (I/C) for Tourism K J Alphons and currently Deputy Secretary in MNRE, appeared to have lost the appetite for Centre and may repatriate to the cadre state of Kerala soon.

 

Prashanth was in November 2017 appointed as PS to Alphons but having spent a short stint as PS, he was, on 13 July 2018, moved as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Nair reported to the ministry and left for Kerala (on leave) amid massive flood scenario across the state. Those in the know of the affairs say that he was expected to join his duties after 19 September but reportedly he did not do so.

 

It may be mentioned that Nair earned public acclaim when he kickstarted a slew of popular initiatives during his stint as the collector of Kozhikode and commanded a massive social media following.

 

in the past few months, the number of cases have increased where the PS to Union Ministers chose to repatriate or quit the service.