*NEW DELHI – **Yet another Indian Administrative Service Officer resignsfrom his post as protest against PM Narendra Modi policies.*
*An Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) from Karnataka, S SasikanthSenthil, in protest against Narendra Modi government’s policies hassubmitted his resignation from the service, Kashimr Media Service reported.*
Senthil, the Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner, was on leavesince last week. In a letter, Senthil said that it was unethical for him tocontinue as a civil servant in the government when the “fundamentalbuilding blocks of democracy are being compromised in an unprecedentedmanner”.
He was the in-charge when CCD founder and SM Krishna’s son-in-law VGSiddharth committed suicide.
“The people and the public representatives of DK (Dakshina Kannada) havebeen extremely kind to me and I owe an apology to them for discontinuingthe job vested on me midway,” Senthil said in the letter.
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Senthil also said he felt the coming days will present extremely difficultchallenges to the basic fabric of the nation and that he will be better offoutside the IAS to continue work at making life better for all. “It simplycannot be business as usual anymore,” he said.
Senthil, who belongs to Tamil Nadu, is a 2009 batch Indian AdministrativeService officer. He was made deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada in2017. He previously served as deputy commissioner in other parts of thestate, including Raichur.
