Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s political secretary Govindaraju eliminated

Various sneakers and slippers mendacity outdoors Chinnaswamy Stadium after a stampede throughout Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)‘s victory celebrations, in Bengaluru.
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Okay. Govindaraju, a detailed aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has been relieved of his duties as political secretary, mentioned a notification issued by the State governments on Friday (June 6, 2025).

This comes a day after plenty of law enforcement officials, together with Bengaluru metropolis commissioner, have been suspended over the stampede at M Chinnaswamy stadium.

Although no official cause was given for Govindaraj’s removing, the choice is claimed to be linked to the June 4 stampede incident outdoors the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru that killed 11 folks.

The stampede occurred on Wednesday night in entrance of the stadium, the place a lot of folks thronged to take part within the RCB workforce’s IPL victory celebrations. Eleven folks have died and 56 have been injured within the incident.

“The appointment of Okay Govindaraj as Political Secretary to the Chief Minister is hereby revoked with quick impact. Accordingly, Okay Govindaraj is hereby relieved from the submit of Political Secretary to the Chief Minister with quick impact,” an official notification mentioned.

(with inputs from PTI)