Sasikanth Senthil

Former Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde, known for his outrageous remarks, today accused the Karnataka bureaucrat who quit, flagging concerns on democracy, of "treason".

A Deputy Commissioner in Karnataka, S. Sasikanth Senthil, quit the IAS or Indian Administrative Service on Friday, saying in a letter that the "fundamental building blocks of democracy are being compromised in an unprecedented manner". He was the Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner.

Former Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde, known for his outrageous remarks, today accused the Karnataka bureaucrat who quit, flagging concerns on democracy, of "treason".

A Deputy Commissioner in Karnataka, S. Sasikanth Senthil, quit the IAS or Indian Administrative Service on Friday, saying in a letter that the "fundamental building blocks of democracy are being compromised in an unprecedented manner". He was the Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner.