(Source: Facebook)Prasanth Nair, the IAS officer who commanded a massive social media following during his days as the collector of Kozhikode district, has now been appointed as private secretary to the Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) KJ Alphons. His post will be that of deputy secretary with the minister for a period of five years. The ‘Collector Kozhikode’ Facebook page, that Nair himself handled during his term, was awash with compliments and praise for the young IAS officer. The appointment of Nair as private secretary to KJ Alphons, who hails from Kerala, was being speculated for some time now. Nair, in the past, has also served as secretary to then Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.

Source: Indian Express November 28, 2017 08:48 UTC