Chennai: At his home in a narrow lane in Velacherry in south Chennai, a former intelligence officer is taking tuitions to ensure that his children have food and a roof over their heads.
S Natarajan was sacked from the Research and Analysis Wing or RAW in 2009, after 25 years of service, on what he says are fake charges. The agency has refused to take him back even after the Central Administrative Tribunal struck down his termination in February, and ordered his reinstatement within four weeks.
"RAW's action was illegal, irrational and unlawful," said the tribunal.
But the real harassment allegedly began eight years later when he was posted under the same officer, at Patiala in Punjab. He says he was asked to gather intelligence on Pakistan in languages he was not familiar with, and suspended in 2005 on charges of dereliction of duty among others.
With no salary coming in for nine years, his wife, a homemaker, and two daughters have had to give up on most luxuries. The family was also forced to sell their properties.
RAW sources accused Mr Natrajan of financial irregularities and links with the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE, allegations that he strongly denied. The Centre is yet to decide on his case.
S Natarajan was sacked from the Research and Analysis Wing or RAW in 2009, after 25 years of service, on what he says are fake charges. The agency has refused to take him back even after the Central Administrative Tribunal struck down his termination in February, and ordered his reinstatement within four weeks.
"RAW's action was illegal, irrational and unlawful," said the tribunal.
But the real harassment allegedly began eight years later when he was posted under the same officer, at Patiala in Punjab. He says he was asked to gather intelligence on Pakistan in languages he was not familiar with, and suspended in 2005 on charges of dereliction of duty among others.
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With no salary coming in for nine years, his wife, a homemaker, and two daughters have had to give up on most luxuries. The family was also forced to sell their properties.
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RAW sources accused Mr Natrajan of financial irregularities and links with the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE, allegations that he strongly denied. The Centre is yet to decide on his case.
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