06-28-2006, 02:56 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Man Friday Moorthy cracks Minister's whip </b>
Pioneer.com
Praveen Kumar | New Delhi
<i>In the eye of a raging storm at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a <b>former sleuth of the Tamil Nadu Police</b>.  </i>
Unusual but true, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has been 'managing' the administration of the institute through this<b> former policeman - DS Moorthy - who now functions as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Minister, the president of AIIMS.</b>
In the past, senior civil servants functioned as the OSD to the president of AIIMS.
When AIIMS Director P Venugopal went on leave recently, Moorthy issued orders relieving Mayank Sharma from the office of the senior financial adviser. Institute spokesperson Dr Arti Vij and sub dean Neerja Bathla were told to quit their posts by Moorthy.
"The timing of the order indicated the Minister's interference in the day-to-day functioning of the institute," a senior faculty member alleged.
Ever since his appointment as OSD, Moorthy has permanently parked himself in the institute, occupying three rooms of the guest house.
The Minister too has remained stationed in the institute guest house on the pretext of the Government unable to provide him proper accommodation. Ramadoss had justified his occupation of the AIIMS guest house on the grounds that he was saving for the Government.
"The guest house is specifically meant for the doctors, senior faculty members, examiners, guest faculty members and lecturers. The Minister's excuse is too churlish to believe," a senior member of AIIMS Faculty Association said.
Moorthy has been selectively targeting faculty members opposed to Ramadoss's interference in the functioning of the institute. He issued memos to the director asking for explanations regarding senior faculty members and even the medical superintendent of the hospital.
Among the several memos to the director, he even demanded that disciplinary action be initiated against 12 senior faculty members for having expressed their differences the Government on the issue of introducing quota for the other backward classes (OBC) in centres of higher learning.
When contacted by The Pioneer, Moorthy said, "I am a very humble person and being targeted unnecessarily. It's public knowledge that I passed orders at the behest of the Minister. Questions should be directed towards him."
When asked as to why he was occupying the three rooms of the AIIMS guest house, Officer on Special Duty Moorthy said,"I would not like to comment."
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In this Anbumani - Venugopal issue, the leftists are supporting anbumani's moves. They project Venugopal as if he is autocratic. And they also throw rhetorics like "He is answerable to people of India" etc., <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ministers from TN think, they can do TN in Delhi.
I am waiting, when he will get Harayana treatment, I know Punjabi treatment will be too much a shock for him to deal with.
What is Venugopal caste?
Dr Arti Vij and sub dean Neerja Bathla are upper caste. One can expect TN politician will do TN in everywhere they gets their hands.
Do you know any good minister from TN in central Government?
Pioneer.com
Praveen Kumar | New Delhi
<i>In the eye of a raging storm at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a <b>former sleuth of the Tamil Nadu Police</b>.  </i>
Unusual but true, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has been 'managing' the administration of the institute through this<b> former policeman - DS Moorthy - who now functions as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Minister, the president of AIIMS.</b>
In the past, senior civil servants functioned as the OSD to the president of AIIMS.
When AIIMS Director P Venugopal went on leave recently, Moorthy issued orders relieving Mayank Sharma from the office of the senior financial adviser. Institute spokesperson Dr Arti Vij and sub dean Neerja Bathla were told to quit their posts by Moorthy.
"The timing of the order indicated the Minister's interference in the day-to-day functioning of the institute," a senior faculty member alleged.
Ever since his appointment as OSD, Moorthy has permanently parked himself in the institute, occupying three rooms of the guest house.
The Minister too has remained stationed in the institute guest house on the pretext of the Government unable to provide him proper accommodation. Ramadoss had justified his occupation of the AIIMS guest house on the grounds that he was saving for the Government.
"The guest house is specifically meant for the doctors, senior faculty members, examiners, guest faculty members and lecturers. The Minister's excuse is too churlish to believe," a senior member of AIIMS Faculty Association said.
Moorthy has been selectively targeting faculty members opposed to Ramadoss's interference in the functioning of the institute. He issued memos to the director asking for explanations regarding senior faculty members and even the medical superintendent of the hospital.
Among the several memos to the director, he even demanded that disciplinary action be initiated against 12 senior faculty members for having expressed their differences the Government on the issue of introducing quota for the other backward classes (OBC) in centres of higher learning.
When contacted by The Pioneer, Moorthy said, "I am a very humble person and being targeted unnecessarily. It's public knowledge that I passed orders at the behest of the Minister. Questions should be directed towards him."
When asked as to why he was occupying the three rooms of the AIIMS guest house, Officer on Special Duty Moorthy said,"I would not like to comment."
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In this Anbumani - Venugopal issue, the leftists are supporting anbumani's moves. They project Venugopal as if he is autocratic. And they also throw rhetorics like "He is answerable to people of India" etc., <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ministers from TN think, they can do TN in Delhi.
I am waiting, when he will get Harayana treatment, I know Punjabi treatment will be too much a shock for him to deal with.
What is Venugopal caste?
Dr Arti Vij and sub dean Neerja Bathla are upper caste. One can expect TN politician will do TN in everywhere they gets their hands.
Do you know any good minister from TN in central Government?