AGENCIES/MANGALURU:
Close on heel of resignation of IAS Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned citing lack of freedom of expression, another IAS officer has followed path today.
S. Sasikanth Senthil, a 2009 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer and Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, has resigned from the civil services today.
In a statement, Senthil said it was “unethical” on his part to continue as civil servant when “fundamental building blocks of diverse democracy are being compromised”.
The coming days would present extremely difficult challenges in the basic fabric of the Nation. As such it would be better to be outside IAS to continue his work, Mr. Senthil said.
He assumed charge as Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district in June 2017 and was hailed as one of the most proactive DCs the district had seen.
The 40-year-old Mr. Senthil from the 2009 batch hails from Tamil Nadu. He passed out of BE (Electronics) course in first division from the Regional Engineering College of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli.
Recently an IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan from the AGMUT cadre also resigned from service saying he wanted his freedom of expression back.
