Who’s Kannan Gopinathan who joined Congress? He turned well-known for…

Kannan Gopinathan joined Congress (Picture courtesy: ANI)

Former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned from service in 2019 as a mark of protesting the “shutdown” of Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370, joined Congress on Monday. Kannan Gopinathan joined the celebration within the presence of Congress Basic Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal and celebration chief Pawan Khera. Kannan Gopinathan reasoned that his resolution to hitch the celebration got here after he realised that Congress might make the appropriate resolution.

Who’s Kannan Gopinathan?

Kannan Gopinathan is a former IAS officer and activist from Kerala who was born in Kottayam. He studied in Palakkad and later earned a level in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Birla Institute of Expertise, Mesra, Ranchi. He married Himani Pathak, a software program engineer.

Why did Kannan Gopinathan be a part of the Congress?

“I resigned (as an officer) in 2019. One factor was clear at the moment: the route by which the Authorities desires to take the nation is just not proper. It was clear that I needed to battle towards the flawed…I travelled throughout 80-90 districts and spoke with the folks; I met a number of leaders. Then it turned clear that solely the Congress celebration can take the nation within the route by which it ought to go,” he stated.

Gopinathan additional opposed the federal government’s motion to “shut down” Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370. “Abrogating Article 370 could be a call of the Authorities. However for those who resolve to close down a complete state, jail all journalists, MPs and former CMs, shut down transportation, communication and web, then is it proper? It is a query not only for me however for all of us. Can this be proper in a democratic nation? Ought to voices not have been raised towards this? I raised that query and I stand by it even in the present day,” Kannan Gopinathan stated.

In August 2019, the Central authorities, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, repealed Article 370 of the Indian Structure, successfully ending the particular standing given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.The restoration of statehood stays a key demand from the regional political events in Jammu and Kashmir for the reason that abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of the erstwhile state into two Union Territories in August 2019.

(With inputs from ANI)