Former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan joins Congress. Who is he?

Former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan on Monday joined Congress in the presence of Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal and party leader Pawan Khera at an event in the national capital.

Gopinathan had resigned from service as a mark of protest against the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal said that it was the happiest moment that one of the brave bureaucrats who “has passion towards the downtrodden and marginalised people of this country, and who always fought for justice, love and affection, Kannan Gopinathan” is joining Congress.

"It gives a clear message that Congress is the only party who is fighting for justice for this country...He resigned from Civil Se