The administration formally withdrew the GO of the Human Resources Management( R) Department, outdated September 21. The now-retracted order had actually initially conjured up Section 24(4)of the openness law to categorize the department as an “Intelligence and Security Organisation,” thus protecting it from public disclosures.|Image Credit: istock.com
The Tamil Nadu federal government on Sunday withdrawed a questionable order that excused the state’s Public(Law and Order)Department from the province of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, following extreme pushback from political allies of the judgment TVK and openness supporters.
The administration formally withdrew the GO of the Human Resources Management (R) Department, outdated September 21. The now-retracted order had actually initially conjured up Section 24( 4) of the openness law to categorize the department as an “Intelligence and Security Organisation,” therefore protecting it from public disclosures.
The speedy turnaround follows the preliminary relocation by the TVK-led state administration set off a political storm, drawing sharp criticism from alliance partners– the Congress and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK).
Prior to the cancellation, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan had actually described the gazette alert “highly shocking,” cautioning it would “pave the way for suppressing human rights,” and had highly required its instant withdrawal.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram likewise flagged the preliminary choice, specifying it set a “bad precedent” and preserving that the scope of the RTI Act need to be broadened instead of limited.
Had the order stayed in force, the exemption would have obstructed RTI access to records worrying questions into authorities abuse, custodial deaths, cops shootings, common clashes, and security-related detentions, he argued. The Sivaganga Lok Sabha MP later on invited the federal government withdrawing the questionable GO.
Previously in the day, School Eductaion Minister A Rajmohan tried to protect the preliminary curb, asserting that while liberty of expression would not be impacted, its “Lakshman Rekha” ought to be born in mind.
Released on September 27, 2026