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K VIJAY KUMAR, IPS (RETD) FORMER DGP, CRPF & FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR, MHA
TUESDAY 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
MMA MANAGEMENT CENTER
Synopsis
Policing has always been a thankless, yet unavoidable task of the State, from the distant yore to the present day. From the side of both the State and its apparatuses on the one side, and the consumer-population on the other, it is considered a ‘ necessary evil’. From a policing perspective, ‘Do it, you are damned, don’t do it, again you are damned.’
This owes to the human element(s) that go into the political and executive administration of the police force in the country, as elsewhere in the world. As the late Secretary to the First National Police Commission, Mr C V Narasimhan, IPS (Retd), often used to say from his times, a Station House Officer (SHO) was expected to administer over 650 pieces of legislation on an average, comprising those of the Centre and the respective State Government.
Today, the numbers are vast and varied. From terrorism to cyber-crime, both of which also overlap at times, you have new technologies of the 21st century throwing up newer challenges for policing. The older challenges too remain, not many of them have vanished, barring, say, the British era law against thuggery and the like.
If the Centre appointed the First National Police Commission, under Mr Dharam Vira, the last of the ICS veterans who went on to become the Cabinet Secretary and later Governor, post-retirement, in 1973, in Tamil Nadu, the then DMK Government of Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi, had appointed one, four years earlier, in 1969.
Synopsis (Contd...)
However, recent and real reforms are attributed to the relentless efforts of Mr Prakash Singh, IPS, at whose instance, the Supreme Court laid down norms and conditions. Yes, policing has to be more humane in these times of ours, where greater awareness and social media access have introduced a greater degree of responsibility and accountability on the force, from top to bottom, there are often continued complaints of political interference, aspirations and frustrations of individual officers taking the better of them, putting the entire force in a bad light, one more time, and the like.
In a way, it is not just policing for the 21st century but ‘policing the 21st century’ as events and developments telescope too far and too fast, giving a confusing and at times contradicting impression of what policing should be all about, and actually is.
Maybe, it is time for the next Police Commissions, both at the Centre and in the States, with coordinated and cooperative efforts to make the system work better than at present – to address the concerns of the police force(s), the civil society and the common man. Who is to bell the cat – when and how?
5:15 PM Registration & High Tea
6:00 PM Welcome Address
Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, Madras Management Association
6:05 PM
Introductory Remarks
Mr N Sathiya Moorthy Convenor, Policy Matters - Chennai
6:10 PM
Opening Remarks by the Chairman
Mr K Mahalingam President, MMA & Partner/Director, TSM Group of Companies
6:15 PM
Address by the Speaker
Mr K Vijay Kumar, IPS (Retd)
Former DGP, CRPF & Former Senior Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs
7:00 PM
7:20 PM
7:25 PM
Q & A Session
Vote of Thanks
End of the session
Profile
Mr K Vijay Kumar, IPS (Retd)
Former DGP, CRPF & Former Senior Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri K Vijay Kumar IPS (retd) is a 1975 batch IPS officer. He served as senior advisor to Ministry of Home Affairs and also as the Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He holds extensive experience in Jungle Operations, security detailing and counter-insurgency. He had served in the SPG security details of Rajiv Gandhi and later was appointed as the head of SPG to protect J Jayalalitha, then Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. He is not new to Jammu and Kashmir. In 1998, he was appointed as IG, operations of BSF in the state.
In 2004, he was appointed to head the Special Task Force ‘Operation Cocoon’ to hunt down forest brigand Veerappan Veerappan was wanted for the killings of almost 184 people, mostly police officers and for almost a decade, he had terrorized 3 state governments and paramilitary forces. The operations were one of the costliest in the History of India. Soon after K Vijay Kumar’s appointment, Veerappan was killed on 18 October 2004.
He headed the National Police Academy in Hyderabad from 2008 till 2010 In 2010, he was appointed the Director General of CRPF He has studied the Naxal and Maoist operations extensively and was appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs as the senior security advisor in 2012. He was tasked with the revision of India’s anti-Naxal policy after 26 CRPF men were killed in a Maoist attack in Sukma.
Mr Vijay Kumar holds a Masters in Business Law from National Law School, Bangalore. He also holds a Masters and Bachelors degree in Law from University of Madras
Mr Vijay Kumar is a sharpshooter and fitness enthusiast. He is also a voracious reader. He is the author of the book ‘Veerappan, Chasing the Brigand’.
Mr K Mahalingam
President MMA & Partner/Director, TSM Group of Companies
Education
1984 - Graduated from NIT Trichy in Chemical.
Engineering -Distinguished Alumni 2016
1987 - Completed PGDM from IIM Calcutta
Key Achievements
Exceptional leader, transformation specialist, and impactful investor with over 35 years of experience.
Driving force behind T S Mahalingam & Sons, turning it into one of South India's well respected automobile after-market brands.
Diversified TSM’s interests into financial services, real estate, and angel investing.
Transformer
Transformed TS Mahalingam & Sons into a prominent brand, retailing 5000 cars annually in South India
Accelerated TSM’s growth from a single-business, single-location operations into a multi-business, multi-location organisation.
Pioneer
Pioneered the distribution of third-party loan products in partnership with Citi bank, revolutionizing financial services
Co- developed brands like Autoline, Propshop, and Shelters along with Citi bank. Entered the real estate space in 2003, is today a prominent player in residential, commercial, and leisure properties with 100+ projects delivered.
Impactor
President of the REC alumni (RECAL), leading impactful projects and massive fundraising in collaboration with NIT.
President of the IIM Calcutta Alumni Chennai, enhancing the IIM Calcutta brand. Launching unique initiatives focused on imparting practical knowledge to management students in TN & beyond
President of the Madras Management Association (MMA), India’s top management association. Member of the Chennai Angels' Executive Committee, guiding operations and ensuring compliance & corporate governance.
Investor
Active angel investor, mentoring budding entrepreneurs and fostering entrepreneurship by growing the ecosystem.
Recognized as a go-to person for aspiring entrepreneurs seeking guidance, support & funding.
Mr N Sathiya Moorthy
Convenor, Policy Matters - Chennai
N Sathiya Moorthy is a policy analyst & political commentator, specialising in the study of India’s southern neighbours, namely, Maldives and Sri Lanka, and also on Indian politics and political systems, with particular reference to native Tamil Nadu. He has written extensively on these subjects, both as books and newspaper columns and commissioned articles.
Sathiya Moorthy is associated with major newspapers and TV channels, both in India and Sri Lanka and also headed the Chennai Initiative of the Observer Research Foundation since inception in 2001.
A veteran journalist and author, he is the convenor of ‘Policy Matters-Chennai’.
