Former Kerala official alleges Gyanesh Kumar suggested BJP ticket
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Former Kerala chief secretary Jiji Thomson claims that current Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar suggested he join the BJP in 2016.
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- Jiji Thomson claims that Gyanesh Kumar recommended he join the Bharatiya Janata Party and run for the Lok Sabha while they both held government positions in 2016.
- Thomson stated he declined the offer because he had no desire to enter electoral politics.
- The former civil servant expressed surprise that a sitting government official would make such a political suggestion.
- This allegation emerges following Thomson's extensive career in the Indian Administrative Service.
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Jiji Thomson
Former chief secretary
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“Thomson has alleged that chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had suggested in 2016 that he join the BJP after retiring from the civil service and contest the Lok Sabha elections on the party’s ticket.”
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…THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former chief secretary Jiji Thomson has alleged that chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had suggested in 2016 that he join the BJP after retiring from the civil service and contest the Lok Sabha elections on the party’s ticket. Thomson said the suggestion was made in 2016 during a flight to New Delhi, when both he and Kumar were serving in govt service. He claimed Kumar told him that he could become a Union minister if he won. Thomson said he…
“He claimed Kumar told him that he could become a Union minister if he won.”
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…retiring from the civil service and contest the Lok Sabha elections on the party’s ticket. Thomson said the suggestion was made in 2016 during a flight to New Delhi, when both he and Kumar were serving in govt service. He claimed Kumar told him that he could become a Union minister if he won. Thomson said he rejected the proposal, saying that he had no interest in entering electoral politics. He said he was particularly surprised that such a suggestion came from Kumar while he was himself serving as a…
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