Gopalakrishnan, an officer of the 2013 batch, was suspended following the creation of a WhatsApp group called 'Mallu Hindu Officers' last month. It is claimed that he created this group, selecting IAS officers for membership based on their religious affiliation.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took the decision to suspend the IAS officer based on reports from Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan.

The Kerala government on Monday suspended two IAS officers, K Gopalakrishnan and N Prasanth, for alleged breaches of conduct.

One IAS officer creates a WhatsApp group for Hindu officers, another publicly mocks and challenges a senior bureaucrat, vowing to continue exposing ‘misdeeds’ —

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government has suspended two IAS officers N Prasanth and K Gopalakrishnan for breach of discipline. The suspension order for Prasanth was given late on Monday.

The Kerala government suspended IAS officers K Gopalakrishnan and N Prashant for serious indiscipline and violations of service rules. Gopalakrishnan allegedly created a religion-based WhatsApp group,

The Kerala government suspended two IAS officers for disciplinary violations amid a controversy over a ’religious WhatsApp group.’ Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan acted on a report from the chief secretary following an investigation.

The IAS officer had filed a complaint claiming his mobile phone was hacked by unidentified cyber criminals and WhatsApp groups were created without his consent.

The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala has suspended two officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) on disciplinary grounds. K Gopalakrishnan, director of Industries and Commerce, faced th

Two IAS officers in Kerala, K Gopalakrishnan and N Prasanth, were suspended pending departmental inquiries. Gopalakrishnan was accused of creating Wha

While Gopalakrishnan was suspended for creating a religion-based WhatsApp group of government officials, action was taken against Prasanth for criticising a senior IAS officer on social media.