Who will be the next police chief of Tamil Nadu is being widely discussed in the power corridors of Chennai and Delhi as incumbent DGP C Sylendra Babu (IPS:1987:TN) is set to hang up his boots on June 30.
Lobbying for the top post has multiplied many times. However, the winner must have an excellent career record, a working relationship with the state government, and most importantly, must have met the 30 years of service criteria.
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It seems that three names are leading the charge in power circles: Sanjay Arora (IPS:1988:TN), Braj Kishore Ravi (IPS:1989:TN), and Shankar Jaiwal (IPS:1990:TN). At the moment, Sanjay Arora serves as Delhi Police Commissioner, Braj Kishore Ravi is serving as Director General of Civil Defence & Commandant General of the Home Guards, and Shankar Jawal is serving as the DGP/CP for Greater Chennai Police.
According to our sources, the state government has already sent UPSC a list of 12 IPS officers.
They are;
- Sanjay Arora (IPS:1988)
- Braj Kishore Ravi (IPS:1989)
- Shankar Jiwal (IPS:1990)
- A K Viswanathan (IPS:1990)
- Abhash Kumar (IPS:1990)
- T V Ravichandran (IPS:1990)
- Seema Agrawal (IPS:1990)
- Amaraesh Pujari (IPS:1991)
- Rajeev Kumar (IPS:1992)
- Sandeep Rai Rathore (IPS:1992)
- Abhay Kumar Singh (IPS:1992)
- K Vanniaperumal (IPS:1992)
While Pramod Kumar and Rajesh Das, both of the 1989 batch, qualified in terms of years of service, their names were not included because of certain charges. P. Kandaswamy, DGP/Director, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, also of 1989 batch, would not be eligible since he is nearing retirement, sources said.
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A committee consisting of UPSC Chairman, Union Home Secretary, Chief of one of the Central Forces, Chief Secretary of state and DGP will prepare a three-member final panel from this and forward it for appointment. From this, the state government should appoint the police chief.
