Education
He studied at Bishop Cotton Boys" School, Bangalore and Saint Joseph’s College, Bangalore, and later obtained an M.Sc from IIT, Madras.
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Gopala Pillai
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He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of Indian Administrative Service Pillai held diverse positions in the state government of Kerala such as:
District Collector of Kollam from 1982 to 1985
Special Secretary for Industries, especially the traditional industries of cashew, coir and handlooms
Secretary of Health
Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala. In February 2016, Pillai claimed to media that there was political interference in the controversial Ishrat Jahan case. Pillai"s claims were corraborated by another former official in March 2016, bringing the Ishrat Jahan case into media spotlight once again.
