Principal secy during Naidu's tenure resigns pvt job, denies he was pushed out

HYDERABAD: Former IAS officer P.V. Ramesh, who was the principal secretary during N. Chandrababu Naidu’s reign as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, resigned from his job as a consultant for an engineering and infrastructure firm, given the developments in the skill development scam.

Over the past few days, AP CID officials arrested the former chief minister for allegedly siphoning off Rs 371 crores from the government.

In his resignation letter addressed to P.V. Krishna Reddy, MD of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), Ramesh extended his gratitude to the MEIL management. When queried, he denied he was shunted out due to developments in the case.

“He submitted his resignation on his personal grounds from MEIL services from September 11 and he also stated he will extend his service if any is required in future,” the company said.

In the skill development case, AP CID has recorded Ramesh’s statements under Section 164 of the CrPC.

Over the past few years, Ramesh opted for voluntary resignation from government service and joined MEIL as a consultant. As AP CID stated that Ramesh's statement was crucial in the case, Ramesh put out his responses on Monday before resigning from MEIL.

The resignation letter went viral on social media platforms, with netizens alleging that Ramesh was shunted out by MEIL. Ramesh, in his post, denied the allegation.