<p>Tamil Nadu government on Thursday named seasoned bureaucrat Shiv Das Meena and senior police officer Shankar Jiwal as the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police respectively. They will succeed V Irai Anbu and C Sylendra Babu who will retire from service on Friday. </p>.<p>Both Meena and Jiwal will assume office on Friday. Irai Anbu and Babu, known for their integrity and no-nonsense approach, were appointed to their respective posts in May and June 2021 after the DMK government assumed office. </p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/tamil-nadu-cm-m-k-stalin-slams-pm-modi-for-pushing-uniform-civil-code-1232323.html" target="_blank">Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin slams PM Modi for pushing Uniform Civil Code</a></strong></p>.<p>Meena, who belongs to the 1989 batch, is currently the Municipal Administration Secretary, while Jiwal is the Commissioner of Police, Chennai. The government announced the new appointments in separate orders.</p>.<p>With Jiwal heading the police force, IPS officer Sandeep Rai Rathore will be the new Commissioner of Police, Chennai. The DGP will have a fixed tenure of two years and Jiwal’s name was chosen after the Union Government approved a list of nominees sent by the state government.</p>
<p>Tamil Nadu government on Thursday named seasoned bureaucrat Shiv Das Meena and senior police officer Shankar Jiwal as the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police respectively. They will succeed V Irai Anbu and C Sylendra Babu who will retire from service on Friday. </p>.<p>Both Meena and Jiwal will assume office on Friday. Irai Anbu and Babu, known for their integrity and no-nonsense approach, were appointed to their respective posts in May and June 2021 after the DMK government assumed office. </p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/tamil-nadu-cm-m-k-stalin-slams-pm-modi-for-pushing-uniform-civil-code-1232323.html" target="_blank">Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin slams PM Modi for pushing Uniform Civil Code</a></strong></p>.<p>Meena, who belongs to the 1989 batch, is currently the Municipal Administration Secretary, while Jiwal is the Commissioner of Police, Chennai. The government announced the new appointments in separate orders.</p>.<p>With Jiwal heading the police force, IPS officer Sandeep Rai Rathore will be the new Commissioner of Police, Chennai. The DGP will have a fixed tenure of two years and Jiwal’s name was chosen after the Union Government approved a list of nominees sent by the state government.</p>
