Never shied away from airing his views off course, erudite-the Presidency College alumnus cracked the UPSC exams at an early age and went on to become one of the most formidable and distinguished bureaucrats heading several high-profile departments at the state as well as the Centre. The Bengali bhadralok had a clear vision for the country's public broadcaster Prasar Bharti-when he was CEO. He quit the Trinamool Congress very recently in the wake of the horrific rape-murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital as he didn't like the handling of the case by the state administration. Excerpts:
Would you call the protest against the rape-murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital political?
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