Who is the DGP of Tamil Nadu police?

 Who is the DGP of Tamil Nadu police?

The State Government on Tuesday delegated C. Sylendra Babu as Director-General of Police/Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu. He replaces J.K Tripathy who resigns from administration on June 30. 

A 1987-bunch IPS official, Dr Babu will hold office for a residency of two years regardless of his date of superannuation according to the Supreme Court rules in the Prakash Singh case. 

After the Union Public Service Commission supported a board including three names - Sylendra Babu, Karan Singha and Sanjay Arora - the DMK government picked Dr Babu to head the power. 

A local of Kuzhithurai in Kanniyakumari area, Dr Babu is a post-graduate in Agriculture and was granted a Ph.D for his proposal on "Missing Children" by the University of Madras. He is famous among segments of youth trying for a vocation in common administrations as he visits instructive establishments and training foundations to convey "inspirational addresses."

Dr Babu has composed around twelve books in English and Tamil, for the most part centered around inspiring the young to accomplish their objectives. He follows a severe preparing routine and posts recordings in online media, where he has a gigantic after, on wellness, good dieting propensities, long distance races, cycling and other way of life exercises. 

He served the State police in different limits, including Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore, Additional Director-General of Police, Coastal Security Group and so forth He is by and by the DGP, Railways. 

It was during his residency as Joint Commissioner of Police (North) Chennai when broad strikes were directed, bringing about gigantic capture of pilfered CDs which at last prompted the illicit business moving base from Burma Bazaar, which was the center point for pilfered renditions of most recent motion pictures. 

Dr Babu has gotten numerous honors, including the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2005), President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2013) and Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Public Service (2019). 

Other solid competitors in the rush to the top post were Mr Singha, DGP, Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services and Sanjay Arora, Special DGP, Central Reserve Police Force. Despite the fact that the Tamil Nadu Government at first sent seven names to the UPSC for empanelment, an overhauled list was called for to oblige other ADGP rank officials who had finished 30 years of administration. 

While a board of five names, as in 2017, was relied upon to incorporate DGPs Sunil Kumar Singh (Prisons and Correctional Services) and P. Kandaswamy (Directorate of Vigilance and Aanti-Corruption) the UPSC shortlisted three names as done in 2019, police sources said.