Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner S Sasikanth Senthil tendered his resignation from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) on Friday, September 6.
“I have taken this decision as I feel that it is unethical for me to continue as a civil servant in the government when the fundamental building blocks of our diverse democracy are being compromised in an unprecedented manner,” he said in an open letter addressed to “friends” informing about his resignation.
In the letter, he clarified that his resignation is in no way connected to any particular person or event.
“I must mention that the people and the public representatives of Dakshina Kannada district have been extremely kind to me and I owe an apology to them for discontinuing the job vested on me midway,” he said.
Explaining his move further, he said, “I also feel strongly that the coming days will present extremely difficult challenges to the basic fabric of our nation and that I would be better off outside the IAS to continue with my work at making life better for all. It simply cannot be business as usual anymore.”
Sasikanth Senthil, a native of Tamil Nadu, is an IAS officer of the 2009 batch. He was made DC of the DK district in October 2017. He has previously served as DC in various parts of Karnataka, including Raichur.
