4 Collectors, 5 SPs transferred in poll-bound Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Apr 23: As many as four district Collectors and five Superintendents of Police were transferred today in poll-bound Tamil Nadu on the directions of the Election Commission of India.

Collectors of Vellore and Salem, P Nanthagopal and V Sampath respectively were transferred by the state government, a government release said, adding, they have been replaced by Rajendra Ratnoo and D Karthikeyan.

Similarly, Satyabrata Sahoo, Transport Commissioner, was appointed Dindigul Collector in place of T N Hariharan while Theni Collector, N Venkatachalam was replaced by S Nagarajan, Director and CEO, Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency, the release said.

Five IPS officers were also transferred to various posts, the release said.

The Election Commission had yesterday ordered transfer of MD of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV), J Kumaragurubaran, following complaints from opposition DMK and others.

PTI