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#33 TN Seshan : The Historic Cheif Election Commissioner of India!

TN Seshan ( Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan )   once described himself in his own words - "I belong to that race of  human beings called Palghat Brahmins , of whom four types are found - cooks, cheats, civil servants and musicians. I understand that I have these few qualities, I'm a good cook, I'm also a bit of a cheater, I'm a civil servant, I may not be a musician but I have an understanding of music." TN Seshan It is a matter of 1972, Homi Sethna , Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, spoiled the confidential report of TN Seshan, who was working on the post of higher secretary in the department, in defense of this Seshan defended himself and wrote a 10 page letter to the Cabinet Secretary D. Swaminathan, he had written requesting that the remarks made against him be removed from his confidential report. Homi Sethna Three months later, he got a call from the Prime Minister's office that Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wanted to meet her, when Seshan enter...