Gopal Krishna Pillai

Gopal Krishna Pillai
Gopal Krishna Pillai
Home Secretary
	In office; 30 Jun 2009 – 30 Jun 2011
Preceded by	Madhukar Gupta
Succeeded by	R. K. Singh
Personal details
Born	30 November 1949; Kollam, Kerala
Spouse	Sudha Pillai
Occupation	Civil Servant (IAS)

Gopal Krishna Pillai or G. K. Pillai (born 30 Nov 1949) is an Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S) officer and the former Home Secretary in the Government of India. He was born into a Nair family in Kerala. He was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore, and at the St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. He then obtained an M.Sc from IIT Madras. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of I.A.S.

Career

G.K. Pillai held diverse positions in the state government of Kerala such as:

District Collector of Kollam from 1982 to 1985
Special Secretary for Industries, especially the traditional industries of cashew, coir and handlooms
Secretary of Health
Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala.^[1]^[2]

Media spotlight

In February 2016, Pillai claimed to media that there was political interference in the controversial Ishrat Jahan case.^[3] Pillai's claims were corroborated by another former official in March 2016, bringing the Ishrat Jahan case into media spotlight once again.^[4]

References

^ Aditi Phadnis; Rituparna Bhuyan (2009-06-12). "Newsmaker: Gopal Krishna Pillai". Business Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
^ "G S Pillai new home secretary". The Times of India. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
^ "Ishrat Jahan case: Former Home Secy GK Pillai claims 'political' interference in 2004 encounter". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
^ "Ishrat Jahan case: Former under secy says he was forced to file second affidavit, burnt with cigarettes". 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

"An exclusive interview with G K Pillai, Ex-Home Secretary of India". BUREAUCRACY INDIA, Retrieved 2011-06-30

Interview with Karan Thapar". The Wire, Retrieved 2023-07-08 (Modi Has Betrayed Oath of Office; Hindus Must Speak out Against Treatment of Muslims in Modi’s India)

External links

https://www.adaniports.com/About-us/Board-of-Directors/Gopal-Krishna-Pillai

[Business_Standard_2009-06-12-1] Aditi Phadnis; Rituparna Bhuyan (2009-06-12). "Newsmaker: Gopal Krishna Pillai". Business Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

[TOI_2009-06-12-2] "G S Pillai new home secretary". The Times of India. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

[GKPillai-3] "Ishrat Jahan case: Former Home Secy GK Pillai claims 'political' interference in 2004 encounter". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

[RVSMani-4] "Ishrat Jahan case: Former under secy says he was forced to file second affidavit, burnt with cigarettes". 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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