The new Governor of West Bengal, C. V. Ananda Bose, claims on his website that he’s been called a “man of ideas” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an “inspired civil servant” by former PM Manmohan Singh and “lord of ideas” by the Kerala government, and that he was known as the “make over man” of the civil service.
Appointed to the governor’s post Thursday, Bose is a retired IAS officer of the 1977 batch who served long stints both in Manmohan Singh’s government and in his home state, Kerala.
Although he’s a Malayali, he and others among his seven siblings have a Bengali surname — Bose. According to one of his peers, a retiredIAS officer from his cadre, Bose’s father P. K. Vasudevan Nair was inspired by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and named his children after the leader.
Senior IAS officers claim that Bose is a favourite of the prime minister. His website also has a letter from Modi in the testimonials section. Dated 19 May 2014, three days after the results of the general election were declared, the letter thanks Bose for his “support” in winning the polls.
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your constant support and wishes. I derived immense strength from your wishes and encouragement. This victory is as much yours as it is of the NDA or the BJP,” it reads.Read More..
