Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's search for a private secretary (PS) has brought back his attention on Pingaley Vijay Maruti (IAS:2004:TN) who was his original choice for PS when he took over the reins of Railways. In 2014, late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had refused to relieve Maruti, a Maharashtrian by birth, for central posting. Since then, Prabhu's luck with PS has been erratic. His last PS, Ashish Madhaorao More, was recently shifted to DoPT after being on a long leave due to health reasons. Before that, Sanjeev Kumar, another IAS officer, cut short his tenure and went on training to London. The crucial post has been lying either vacant or without a permanent officer, making Prabhu the only Cabinet minister without a full-time IAS private secretary for the longest time. Now all eyes are focused on Prabhu getting Maruti at all. This may depend on the willingness of Tamil Nadu government.
Prabhu again eyes for Maruti as his PS
By IndianMandarins - 2016-12-28 10:09:10
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's search for a private secretary (PS) has brought back his attention on Pingaley Vijay Maruti (IAS:2004:TN) who was his original choice for PS when he took over the reins of Railways. In 2014, late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had refused to relieve Maruti, a Maharashtrian by birth, for central posting. Since then, Prabhu's luck with PS has been erratic. His last PS, Ashish Madhaorao More, was recently shifted to DoPT after being on a long leave due to health reasons. Before that, Sanjeev Kumar, another IAS officer, cut short his tenure and went on training to London. The crucial post has been lying either vacant or without a permanent officer, making Prabhu the only Cabinet minister without a full-time IAS private secretary for the longest time. Now all eyes are focused on Prabhu getting Maruti at all. This may depend on the willingness of Tamil Nadu government.
