Kerala Excise Commissioner shifted amid bar licence disagreement with minister

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Kerala's Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao has been transferred following differences with Excise Minister M. Liju over a bar licence decision at Kochi airport. The minister had publicly opposed granting the licence, while the commissioner's actions suggested approval. The minister's office characterized the transfer as routine procedure.
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Keralam Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao shifted amid differences with Minister over bar licence (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Move comes a few days after Excise Minister M. Liju publicly indicated his disapproval on granting of bar licence to a lounge at Kochi airport despite government's objection to a similar application
Excise Commissioner transferred; Keralam minister says it is routine procedure (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
