Indianmandarins reported on June 20, 2026 that repatriation of Krishnan was ruled out. The incumbent CS is scheduled to superannuate on August 31, 2026. Dr Sai Kumar is the second CS in recent times to get extension. It may be recalled that during the COVID outbreak in June 2020, the then CS K Shanmugam (Retd IAS: 1985: TN) was given two successive extensions of three-month each beyond his retirement age.