Thiruvananthapuram: A senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Prasanth N. Nair, has publicly revealed that he has been served a fresh charge memo, the fourth disciplinary action since raising corruption allegations, for allegedly committing an act of “indiscipline” by merely quoting a High Court order on social media.
The charge memo, signed by Dr. Jayathilak IAS, accuses Prasanth of damaging the image of the officer/government by sharing a post on July 10th regarding the High Court’s intervention to nullify an illegal attempt to revise the selection criteria for this year’s KEAM (Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical) Entrance Examination.
⚖️ KEAM Fiasco and the Court’s Intervention
Prasanth’s original Facebook post detailed how the High Court’s timely intervention prevented a major scam, which he suggests was influenced by an “inter-state private college lobby” that often attempts to disrupt the KEAM process. He noted that some sections of the media and social media had attributed the illegal decision to “poor advice” from the Chief Secretary’s office.
In his latest post, Prasanth expressed shock over the memo, stating that he only reiterated the court’s judgment. “Isn’t it my duty and right to uphold legal principles and constitutional supremacy publicly?” he questioned, adding, “Don’t shoot the messenger bro!”
He accuses Dr. Jayathilak, who has a known intolerance for criticism, of taking out his “natural anger towards the court order” on him, as the KEAM plot was foiled.
”Is quoting a High Court judgment a crime? Does the government policy demand that we praise law violations and despise court orders?” Prasanth wrote, suggesting the senior official either misunderstands basic constitutional principles or believes his “image” is greater than the authority of the courts. He termed the attempt to punish those who speak out using legal tenets as “pure arrogance and a lack of respect for the rule of law.”
⚔️ Administrative Retaliation and Media Silence
The IAS officer says these continuous disciplinary actions are a frantic attempt to suspend him legally, as his planned return to duty is seemingly troubling Dr. Jayathilak.
In a striking counter-claim, Prasanth highlights the irony that “very serious allegations” he formally lodged against Dr. Jayathilak on November 17th—including submitting a false affidavit to the government and concealing assets—have yet to result in any investigation, 11 days later.
Finally, Prasanth points to a widespread media blackout on the entire issue, alleging that major media houses, senior journalists, and managements have collectively decided not to report any news against Dr. Jayathilak. He attributes this silence to the fact that the crucial Press Club corruption case file is under the senior bureaucrat’s control. Prasanth alleges that many prominent journalists and anchors are accused in the multi-crore scam involving falsified documents at various press clubs.
”This is a live example of how the Political-Media-Bureaucracy mafia (PMB mafia) works in mutual cooperation, offering protection to Dr. Jayathilak,” he concluded.
