Thiruvananthapuram: K M Shajahan, former private secretary of V S Achuthanandan, has wrote to chief secretary V P Joy, seeking disciplinary action against CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s former principal secretary M Sivasankar for writing a book justifying himself and the CM in connection with the gold smuggling case.
The book, written without prior permission from the government, has violated several provisions in the All India Services (conduct) Rules 1968, the letter said.
Sivasankar, who is currently the principal secretary of sports and youth welfare, had written a book titled ‘Aswathamavu Verum Oru Aana’ in February2022.