India News | Senior IPS Officer Ajith Kumar Appointed Kerala Excise Commissioner

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 28 (PTI) Senior IPS officer M R Ajith Kumar has been appointed as the new Excise Commissioner of Kerala, the chief minister's office said on Monday.

Kumar, a 1995-batch officer currently serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Armed Police Battalions, has been appointed to the ex-cadre post with immediate effect, according to the government order.

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He replaces Mahipal Yadav, IPS, who is on extended medical leave.

Yadav was earlier granted leave and has now been sanctioned commuted leave for a further period of 40 days—from July 22 to August 31—on medical grounds, the order added.

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The appointment comes in the wake of a controversy surrounding Ajith Kumar's recent tractor ride at Sabarimala, which had drawn criticism from the Kerala High Court.

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