{"id":29245,"date":"2026-09-27T04:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T04:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29245"},"modified":"2026-09-27T04:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T04:08:39","slug":"former-keralam-chief-secretary-jiji-thomson-alleges-gyanesh-kumar-suggested-bjp-ticket-thiruvananthapuram-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29245","title":{"rendered":"Former Keralam chief secretary Jiji Thomson alleges Gyanesh Kumar suggested BJP ticket | Thiruvananthapuram News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134514180,imgsize-114401,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/photofinal-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018You can become Union minister\u2019: Former Keralam chief secretary Jiji Thomson alleges Gyanesh Kumar suggested BJP ticket\" title=\"Thomson said the suggestion was made in 2016 during a flight to New Delhi, when both he and Kumar were serving in govt service\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Thomson said the suggestion was made in 2016 during a flight to New Delhi, when both he and Kumar were serving in govt service\">Thomson said the suggestion was made in 2016 during a flight to New Delhi, when both he and Kumar were serving in govt service<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/thiruvananthapuram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THIRUVANANTHAPURAM<\/a>: Former chief secretary Jiji Thomson has alleged that chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had suggested in 2016 that he join the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> after retiring from the civil service and contest the Lok Sabha elections on the party\u2019s ticket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Thomson said the suggestion was made in 2016 during a flight to New Delhi, when both he and Kumar were serving in govt service. He claimed Kumar told him that he could become a Union minister if he won.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Thomson said he rejected the proposal, saying that he had no interest in entering electoral politics. He said he was particularly surprised that such a suggestion came from Kumar while he was himself serving as a senior govt official.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The disclosure comes against the backdrop of Thomson\u2019s long career in the civil service. A 1980-batch IAS officer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kerala\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerala<\/a> cadre, he served as chief secretary from Jan 2015 to Feb 2016 before retiring from the IAS. He had also held several senior positions in the state and at Centre, including director general of Sports Authority of India and managing director of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Thomson had also been approached by political leaders in the past to enter electoral politics. In 2021, he said Congress leaders had suggested that he contest the assembly elections from Vattiyoorkavu, but he turned down the proposal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/thiruvananthapuram\/former-keralam-chief-secretary-jiji-thomson-alleges-gyanesh-kumar-suggested-bjp-ticket\/articleshow\/134506924.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomson said the suggestion was made in 2016 during a flight to New Delhi, when both he and Kumar were serving in govt service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former chief secretary Jiji Thomson has alleged that chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had suggested in 2016 that he join the BJP after retiring from the civil service and contest 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