The Karnataka government on Monday transferred Principal Secretary to Labour and Information and Public Relations Department Captain Manivannan P with immediate effect and posted in his place IAS officer M Maheshwar Rao. The government, in a notification, said Rao, Principal Secretary to government, Commerce and Industries Department (MSME & Mines), is placed in the concurrent charge of the post of Principal Secretary to government, Labour Department, with immediate effect.
The notification does not specify any posting for Manivannan yet. He has been handling labour issues concerning lockdown and COVID-19 response and awareness through DIPR.
Why was he transferred? Reports are doing the rounds that Manivannan was transferred for ‘speaking up the rights of workers’, going against a powerful lobby of industrialists who want to emulate the UP model. A News 18 stated that a lobby even wrote to Karnataka CM ‘seeking change in leadership’, claiming he was ‘instigating workers’ to lodge complaints against their employers.
Earlier, the IAS officer had clashed with Twitterati and many had called him ‘arrogant’.
Sir, simple question - With absolutely zilch revenues , how are companies to pay workers?
Business is your domain, sir. Implementing law is my domain. Let' each of us do our work. That is Dharma.
Mr.Manivannan, since you've put your official details in your profile, your comments cannot be seen as a personal view, & are official. But as far as I know, the content & tone of your response is at odds with the GOI view, & does great disservice to it.
For the official view, there are official handles which I have mentioned. This handle expresses my personal views.
In spite of that, I don't see my position in variance with the stand of the GoI or GoK. Kindly point out if I have missed anything.
Business is your domain, sir. Implementing law is my domain. Let' each of us do our work. That is Dharma.
Colonial rule was also “the law” in this country once. The man who changed it was a Gujarati baniya, Mahatma Gandhi - his weapon was civil disobedience.
Business is your domain, sir. Implementing law is my domain. Let' each of us do our work. That is Dharma.
very good answer sir. india will become global power like this only.
After Trad's and Rayta's, we have a new defition of Dharma. This one should win. twitter.com/mani1972ias/st…
Government is not letting businessmen work, that is the whole problem!!! twitter.com/mani1972ias/st…
Yesterday at 9 PM, I have handed over charge of both depts (Labour & DIPR). Thank YOU for the guidance and support! Please extend the same to my successor.
I look forward to new challenges. I can be contacted thru the Telegram messenger t.me/Captain_Maniva…
Waiting for posting.
A vocal Twitter user, the IAS officer had once told someone told a Twitter user to focus on business, saying ‘policy making was his dharma’.
Mannivannan had put up a form asking workers to lodge complaints against employers, which had angered a host of users.
Soon after his ouster, several users started trending #BringBackCaptain.
In Karnataka an IAS officer has been removed from current role as Principal Secretary of the Labour Department as well as the Information and Public Relations Department.
Reason: He was sincere & hard working@CMofKarnataka @IASassociation#BringBackCaptain #BringBackManivannan
This is the popularity of Captain Manivannan
Dear @BSYBJP it time to rethink and #BringBackCaptain..
I understand money is important, but at times humanity is needed as well..
Hope you will consider to #BringBackManivannan please@mani1972ias @narendramodi @AmitShah
Captain Manivannan shunted out! @sifydotcom cartoon #CaptainManivannan #BringBackCaptain
On the other hand, a in Bangalore Mirror stated that it was due to 'ineffective distribution of food grains and packets. The report states a CMO officer stating if 'they were given enough ration and food, why would they complain about not getting food'.
Thousands of labourers ostensibly complained about neither getting ration kits or food packets.
Meanwhile, the report named unnamed sources who said Yediurappa had assured him of a good posting.
