Gopal Krishna Pillai

Gopal Krishna Pillai
Gopal Krishna Pillai
Home Secretary of India
	In office; June 30, 2009 - June 30, 2011
Preceded by	Madhukar Gupta
Succeeded by	Raj Kumar Singh
Personal details
Born	30th Nov, 1949; Kerala
Spouse(s)	Sudha Pillai
Occupation	Civil Servant (Indian Administrative Service)

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

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

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[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.