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Six months in office, Palace Board director transferred

Indiramma wanted to streamline system; rumours agog over 'outsiders lobby'
Last Updated 06 April 2016, 19:01 IST

In a sudden development, Palace Board Director B G Indiramma was transferred on Tuesday. The transfer order was dispatched through fax to Palace Board office around 7.30 pm. Additional Deputy Commissioner T Venkatesh holds the concurrent charge as the director now.Indiramma, a 1992-batch gazetted officer (finance department), was the maiden director of the board when she took charge of the newly created post in October last. Till then, the deputy director was the highest officer of the board, with deputy commissioner being the ex-officio executive officer.Following Indiramma’s transfer, rumours are agog that ‘outsiders lobby’ worked against the director, who was trying to cleanse the system. Moreover, lack of understanding between the director and deputy director T S Subramanya gave carte blanche for the lobbyists.What turned the tide against the director was an attempt to take back the reins of the parking lot (now the matter is in court, as the previous contractor has brought an ad-interim temporary injunction order) and also laying of foundation for a shopping complex outside Varaha gate, the main entry of the Palace. Before that, several traders who had set up shops in a haphazard manner at the same place were evicted. A shop inside the Palace was owing rent arrears of Rs 5,000 per month for 36 months. After persistent reminders, the due amount of Rs 1.80 lakh was settled in January.Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, who had taken keen interest in giving a new dimension to the board, had approved the complex project for Rs 1.5 crore. The board had spent not less than Rs 25 lakh in introducing an electronic manning system at the parking lot.In newsEver since, Indiramma took charge, the board was in news for one or the other reason. It began with the missing name board of ‘deputy director’s office’. The issue was dragged to the police station, while the missing board was re-installed on the other side of the main entrance.Next, Indiramma had to face the wrath of members of the erstwhile royal family for trying to remove the cover of the golden throne during Navaratri. The erstwhile royal family had closed the fabled throne with white cloth much to the disappointment of tourists during Dasara.It is one time in a year, when the throne is removed from the safe and assembled for ‘khasagi durbar’ (private durbar) of the scion of the erstwhile royal family and kept in the durbar hall for public viewing. The issue was also brought to the notice of the jurisdictional Devaraja police station.Topping all, growing acrimony between Indiramma and Deputy Director T S Subramanya hit the last nail. 

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(Published 06 April 2016, 19:01 IST)

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