Long Live Pandian!
Bhubaneswar (Surjit Kumar Dhal): May 29, a special day for both ruling BJD and the super bureaucrat of the State. V Karthikeyan Pandian, a 2000-batch IAS officer hailing from Tamil Nadu. He has been Private Secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik since 2011. He had served as the Collector of Ganjam District, Naveen’s home district before joining the secretariat as Private Secretary to the Chief Minister. The bureaucrat is nowadays known as the ‘Super CM’ for his extraordinary authority, selfless work for the State and managing all the governmental programmes in well manner. Referred to with his work style at the ‘third floor’, Pandian became the team leader not only for the fellow bureaucrats even for Cabinet Ministers.
After the midnight operation held at Pyarimohan Mohapatra’s residence on this day of 2012, the political as well as administrative scenario got a drastic turn and the face of VK Pandian was stormed out. He surprisingly visits places in various fields like tourist spots, spiritual institutions and recently to various COVID-19 hospitals to review developmental works and to ensure all the support from the state govt.
Pandian, the man behind every success episodes of Naveen govt., got the highest authority in the govt, next to the CM. Previously the super bureaucrat appointed as the 5T secretary of the govt, which includes all the departments of the administration. Today, on the special occasion of the 46th birth anniversary of VK Pandian, the ‘Reporters Today’ family wishes him a good health and a sound administrative future ahead.
