(as reported by the karmanews.com )
Kerala Media Academy Scandal: Chairman Continues to Receive Salary for 2 Years After Term Expiry, Crores in Turnover
A serious allegation has been made against the Kerala Media Academy, which has paid half a crore rupees to film the North and the South of India and make Cutting South. Media Academy Chairman RS Babu has been getting paid for 2 years even after his term expired. 3 lakhs per month including salary and office facility.
Even if calculated, about 72 lakh rupees went from the exchequer in this way. It is a very serious violation of the law when Kerala runs around the country without money, shakes hands and does not even pay pension money.
It is surprising if you ask how all this is happening in a government service. Kerala Media Academy Chairman R.S. is still receiving benefits for 2 years despite the expiry of the term. Babu.
The same Kerala Media Academy spent 44.9 lakh rupees to make Cutting South.
In it the map of India was depicted distorted. 2 crore given by the Government of Canada for the same program is not included in the account of Kerala Media Academy. The same Kerala Media Academy has selected Al Jazeera Cameraman for the international award of the Media Academy.
Al Jazeera Islamic Media is acting like a front paper of Hamas and others.
Kerala Media Academy has used the money from our exchequer by going outside the country and giving awards to such media. How can government funds be used for such things and programs like Cutting South? (says a report in a section of website/media)
All this happened under RS Babu, who is sitting on the chair even though his term has expired. Minister Mohammad Riaz and Finance Minister Balagopal are RS. Supporting Babu. Riaz’s agendas like Cutting South are implemented in Babu Academy.
In this way RS Babu is being paid lakhs of salary even after his term in violation of the constitution. Even after the expiry of R.S. The former directors of IPRD had informed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is in charge of the department, that Babu’s continuation was a violation of the law. Illegally R.S. It was also informed that the IPRD officials will have to answer the salary received by Babu, it has been alleged.
Media Academy is under IPRD.
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But the questioned officials were thrown out of IPRD and RS. Babu Academy Chairman’s position also continues with salary.
After Babu’s term ended, former Delhi Bureau Chief Ajit Kumar, who retired from Mathrubhumi, moved to become the chairman of the academy. The Chief Minister was not ready to appoint a new chairman despite the recommendation of Rajya Sabha member John Brittas.
According to the governance structure of Kerala Media Academy, there is no provision for office bearers including the Chairman to continue for more than two terms of three years each. Appointed as the Chairman of Media Academy in September 2016, R.S. Babu’s second term was completed in September 2022.
In the past 8 years, the Kerala Media Academy has contributed to the media sector in Kerala, mainly by giving half a crore to Cutting South and giving an award to an Al Jazeera cameraman. And no one knows what good things they have done for Kerala.
RS Babu is the head of this and the entire purchase of Shambalam will have to be taken back. It is certain that even if this government or the next government comes, officials and others will have to say peace to this.
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