Updated: November 9, 2020 4:11:50 pm
Senthil last served as deputy commissioner for the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
Former IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil, who resigned last year claiming that “the fundamental pillars of democracy are being compromised”, joined the Tamil Nadu Congress on Monday in the presence of the leader of the State Congressional Committee KS Alagiri and the AICC Secretary General Dinesh Gundu Rao. Sasikanth said that he has always worked for the welfare of the people and will continue to do so.
On Sunday, Sasikanth posted a note on Twitter confirming that he has decided to join the Congress party. In his note, Sasikanth mentioned that he decided to leave the civil service in search of a method to stop the totalitarian attack on the country he loves very much. He added that after his resignation, he met many people, participated in many protests, made contributions to the CAA / NRC movement, which showed him that the people in the country are ready to defend each other.
Thiru @s_kanth United @INCIndia in the presence of TNCC Incharge @dineshgrao PCC President @KS_Alagiri at Sathyamurthy Bhavan today.
We warmly welcome Thiru Sasi Kanth Senthil IAS to our Congress family. #WelcomeSasiKanth @RahulGandhi @priyankagandhi @kcvenugopalmp pic.twitter.com/2hDYCZUK9b
– Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (@INCTamilNadu) November 9, 2020
The 2009 batch officer Senthil last served as Deputy Commissioner of the Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka. After resigning from public service in 2019, Senthil, 40, had claimed it would be “unethical” for him to continue as a “civil servant in government when the fundamental pillars of our diverse democracy are compromised in an unprecedented way.”
Senthil said that he will support the people of Tamil Nadu until their last breath to protect the core values of the state. “I firmly believe that the Tamil people have always believed in social equity and will sacrifice anything to see their children in schools instead of seeing them on the streets participating in communal riots,” he said.
I would like to inform everyone that I have decided to join the Congress Party in my effort to continue the fight. I have been an activist trying to be a voice for the underprivileged throughout my life, wherever I was and would remain the same until my last breath. pic.twitter.com/na3fMn4ueM
– sashikanth senthil (@s_kanth) November 8, 2020
Senthil’s entry into Tamil Nadu politics comes a few months after former IPS officer K Annamalai joined the BJP. Annamalai, who was appointed vice president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the saffron party, is likely to participate in the 2021 assembly elections.
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