DD Podhigai Asst Director suspended for not live telecasting PM Modi's event
Chennai, Oct 2 (UNI) Prasar Bharati has suspended Doordarshan (DD) Assistant Director (Programme) R Vasumathi for allegedly not telecasting live on DD Podhigai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event during the Singapore-India Hackathon held at IIT-Madras on September 30.
An order issued by Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer Shashi Shekhar Vempati said ''where as disciplinary proceedings against Vasumathi Assistant Director (Programme), Doordarshan Kendra, Directorate General Doordarshan is contemplated.
The order said ''Now therefore the undersinged in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of Rule 10 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, hereby places the said Vasumathi under suspension with immediate effect.
''It is further ordered that during the suspension, the headquarters (HQ) of Vasumathi shall be in Chennai and she shall not leave the HQ without obtaining the previous permission of the undersigned," it said.
Though the suspension order did not disclose any reason, sources said she was charged with wilful subordination as she did not live telecast the Modi's event despite being asked to do so explicitly.
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