Kerala official suspended for casteist post on Ahmedabad plane crash victim
Kerala junior superintendent suspended over remarks on Ranjitha G Nair, Malayali nurse killed in Ahmedabad Air India Boeing Dreamliner plane crash. Kerala official insults crash victim on Facebook
Official made casteist remark after nurse's death
Minister K Rajan orders immediate suspension
A Kerala government employee has been suspended after he reportedly wrote a post on Facebook insulting Ranjitha G Nair, a 39-year-old nurse who died in the Ahmedabad Air India disaster on June 12.
Revenue Minister K Rajan confirmed that A Pavithran, a junior superintendent at the Vellarikundu Taluk office in Kasargod district, was suspended after he made derogatory remarks about the victim's caste and government job status.
'This is a despicable act on the part of the Deputy Tehsildar. The order to suspend him was issued immediately after this post came to my attention,' the minister said in a Facebook statement.
Pavithran, in his post, referred to Ranjitha's caste, saying, 'A Nair woman from Kerala passed away. She went to the UK after taking leave from the state government job she got and spoiling another person's opportunity. Not feeling anything. Condolences to all.'
The Nair community is considered a high-caste group in Kerala.
The suspension comes amid widespread mourning for the victims of the crash, and many have called Pavithran's comments insensitive and casteist.
Ranjitha was working as a nurse in the United Kingdom and had returned to India just four days earlier to complete paperwork related to her government job here. She was returning to the UK to quit her job there, and resume service in Kerala.
A Kerala government employee has been suspended after he reportedly wrote a post on Facebook insulting Ranjitha G Nair, a 39-year-old nurse who died in the Ahmedabad Air India disaster on June 12.
Revenue Minister K Rajan confirmed that A Pavithran, a junior superintendent at the Vellarikundu Taluk office in Kasargod district, was suspended after he made derogatory remarks about the victim's caste and government job status.
'This is a despicable act on the part of the Deputy Tehsildar. The order to suspend him was issued immediately after this post came to my attention,' the minister said in a Facebook statement.
Pavithran, in his post, referred to Ranjitha's caste, saying, 'A Nair woman from Kerala passed away. She went to the UK after taking leave from the state government job she got and spoiling another person's opportunity. Not feeling anything. Condolences to all.'
The Nair community is considered a high-caste group in Kerala.
The suspension comes amid widespread mourning for the victims of the crash, and many have called Pavithran's comments insensitive and casteist.
Ranjitha was working as a nurse in the United Kingdom and had returned to India just four days earlier to complete paperwork related to her government job here. She was returning to the UK to quit her job there, and resume service in Kerala. Join our WhatsApp Channel
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