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Kartikeyan Pandian (also known as V Karthikeyan Pandian, born 29 May, 1974), is a former member of the Biju Janata Dal from the state of Odisha and a former IAS officer. He held the post of Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) with the rank of a Cabinet Minister during Fifth Naveen Patnaik ministry .
Jun 9, 2024 · V.K. Pandian, close aide of outgoing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, quit active politics on Sunday, following the Biju Janata Dal’s defeat in the Lok Sabha and State Assembly...
Oct 24, 2023 · VK Pandian, who has now joined Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD), is a former IAS officer who served as the private secretary to the Odisha Chief Minister. He took voluntary retirement on October 23.
Former IAS officer and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide V K Pandian has been appointed Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) with the rank of a cabinet minister, an official...
Jun 10, 2024 · Till last week, he was the most sought-after individual in Odisha’s power corridors, giving TV interviews, taking helicopters to canvass for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidates, and assisting Naveen Patnaik as he aimed to return to power for the sixth straight term. But by Sunday, V K Pandian was gone.
Jul 2, 2023 · For years, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s trusted private secretary VK Pandian was widely perceived as the second most powerful person, next to his boss, in the coastal state. He is often seen...
IAS officer VK Pandian, the private secretary of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, took voluntary retirement from government service, officials said on Monday.
Oct 24, 2023 · A day after his request for a voluntary retirement came through, VK Pandian, former private secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has been given a cabinet minister rank in the...
Oct 24, 2023 · Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian has been appointed Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) with the rank of a cabinet minister, an official notification said on Tuesday.
1 day ago · Pandian, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s ex-private secretary, had quit bureaucracy to join the BJD. He was widely perceived as calling the shots in the previous BJD regime. His clout in governance and decision-making was turned into a poll campaign issue by the BJP, which sought to stoke ‘Odia asmita’ by projecting Pandian as an ‘outsider’ in the state’s affairs.
