The State government's decision to appoint Sriram Venkitaraman as District Collector of Alappuzha has kicked up a row.
Opposition parties — Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) — on Sunday hit out at the government and urged it to reconsider the decision.
Sriram Venkitaraman, currently Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, is accused in a case wherein a car reportedly driven by him hit and killed a journalist in Thiruvananthapuram in 2019. Venkitaraman was allegedly in an inebriated state when the accident happened. His appointment as Collector came as the trial in the case is progressing.
