Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Beela Venkatesan, who was a highly regarded bureaucrat known for her dedication to public service, passed away on Wednesday, September 24.

She was battling a brain tumour for several years, The News Minute reported. She was 56 at the time of her passing. At the time of her death, she was serving as the Secretary of the Energy Department in Tamil Nadu.

Venkatesan became a familiar face in Tamil Nadu during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

As the Health Secretary of the state at that time, she gained popularity in households across Tamil Nadu while delivering crucial updates through her daily media briefings regarding the COVID-19 situation in the state

Venkatesan’s journey to the civil services began after she completed her MBBS from Madras Medi

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