Amaravati: A former IAS officer belonging to the Andhra Pradesh cadre on Wednesday issued a public apology through a video message to two retired bureaucrats for greenlighting disciplinary action against them during the previous YSRCP government between 2019 and 2024.

Praveen Prakash, who resigned from his job in July 2024 after the formation of the TDP-led NDA government, apologised to retired IPS officer AB Venkateswara Rao and former IRS officer J Krishna Kishore.

Prakash had served as the principal secretary (General Administrative Department) under former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

He observed that the action against the two former officers, which led to their suspension, was unwarranted when viewed from an “ethical and moral” standpoint, though the charges against them

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