Posted 3/16/2024, 1:48:39 PM
Yogi's Former Top Aide Named Prasar Bharati Chief Days Before Retirement After Fallout with UP Government
- Navneet Sehgal, a former close aide of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, appointed Prasar Bharati chairman days before his retirement from IAS
- Once part of UP govt's influential 'Team 9', Sehgal was shunted out from Yogi's inner circle in Aug 2022
- Denied post-retirement sinecure by Yogi govt unlike other bureaucrats, finds favour with Modi govt
- Known as a 'troubleshooter' for UP govts under Mayawati, Akhilesh and Yogi at different points
- Credited with successful media management and branding of UP govt ahead of 2018 Global Investors Summit