The court also asked the Centre to inform the court of the status of a representation submitted by him to the Prime Minister in this regard. In his petition, Mr. Thomas sought a directive to the Prime Minister’s Office to consider the representation given by him. He pointed out that the State government had apparently withdrawn the whistle-blower protection granted to him in December 2017. Abraham as part of collecting information for submitting a report in a disproportionate assets case to a Vigilance court. He had implemented e-tendering in 2004 but was removed from Supplyco in 2007 for “my preventive and corrective actions in Supplyco”.

Source: The Hindu February 06, 2018 18:45 UTC