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Vairab 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 .
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.
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.
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...
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...
1M Followers, 23 Following, 282 Posts - VK Pandian (@vkpandian.odisha) on Instagram: "Working with @naveen_odisha is a blessing 🙏🏻 ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ 🙏".
Jun 9, 2024 · BHUBANESWAR: Bureaucrat-turned-politician VK Pandian, Biju Janata Dal supremo Naveen Patnaik’s closest aide and confidant, on Sunday announced his retirement from active politics in...
On October 24, Pandian was appointed as chairperson of "Nabin Odisha" and ‘5T Initiative,’ with a Cabinet minister rank that allows him to keep the party and the government under control.
Nov 27, 2023 · V.K. Pandian, the Tamil Nadu born former IAS officer and closest aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, formally joined the Biju Janata Dal on Monday. He was inducted into the party in...
Oct 29, 2023 · The Sunday Standard. The ‘4 am officer’ VK Pandian is Odisha's man of the moment. The state is waiting for his next move after resigning from the Indian Administrative Service — the new...