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BJP takes IPS sheen off ex-DGPs election posters

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Following a complaint by the Aam Aadmi Party candidate, the BJP has started removing the IPS tag from the campaign posters of its star candidate, former DGP R Sreelekha, in Thiruvananthapuram corporation. Contesting from the same ward Sasthamangalam as Sreelekha, AAPs Reshmi T S raised the issue of the IPS tag with the returning officer on Tuesday morning. While clarifying that she did not receive any intimation from the authorities, Sreelekha said she was unaware of any legal provisions that bar one from using such terms for an election campaign. The IPS tag displayed on posters and banners is now being either blackened with paint or mentioned alongside the term Retd. Terming the use of the tag a grievous offence from someone who has held one of the highest law and order offices in the state, Reshmi said that cannot be seen as an accidental mistake. After I filed the complaint, the term started disappearing from the banners, she said. At the same time, Reshmi said she had not received any official information about any action taken on her complaint. Responding to the issue, Sreelekha said she was not formally asked to take down the tag from any promotional material. Im unaware of any law that bars one from using their job tag. If so, we shouldnt see posters with Adv tags to advocates either, Sreelekha told the TNIE. Stressing that people know her even without the IPS tag, Sreelekha said she had asked party members to mention the term IPS (Retd) on graffiti alone. I only asked my party workers to either take off the banners from the premises of the complainants home or to paint off the IPS part if that disturbs her, the former DGP added.

27 Nov 2025 7:27 am