Religious WhatsApp group row: Kerala govt suspends two IAS officers for violation of discipline

The Kerala government suspended two IAS officers on Monday for disciplinary violations. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the basis of a report from the chief secretary amid furore over the ongoing ‘religious WhatsApp group’ controversy.

The Kerala Police had conducted an investigation after K Gopalakrishnan — the Director of Industries and Commerce — filed a complaint about his WhatsApp account was used to create religion-based groups on the app. Reports suggest the phone had not been hacked.