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			{{Short description\|Indian civil servant}}
	{{For\|the Malayalam film actor\|G. K. Pillai (actor)}}		{{For\|the Malayalam film actor\|G. K. Pillai (actor)}}
	{{Infobox officeholder ~~<!-- is this the right infobox for civil servants? this is a civil service position apparently, not a political appointment -->~~		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = Gopal Krishna Pillai		\| name = Gopal Krishna Pillai
	\| image = File:The Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri G.K. Pillai at the inauguration of a National Seminar on Government Procurement, jointly organised by the Department of Commerce (cropped).jpg		\| image = File:The Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri G.K. Pillai at the inauguration of a National Seminar on Government Procurement, jointly organised by the Department of Commerce (cropped).jpg
	\| ~~imagesize~~ =		\| image_size =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = ~~30th Nov,~~ 1949		\| birth_date = 30 November 1949
	\| birth_place = [[~~Kerala~~]]		\| birth_place = [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]]
	\| spouse = Sudha Pillai		\| alma_mater = [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]]<br>[[IIT Madras]]
	\| occupation = Civil Servant ([[Indian Administrative Service]])		\| spouse = Sudha Pillai
	\| office = [[Home Secretary of India]]		\| occupation = Civil Servant ([[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]])
	\| ~~term~~ = ~~June~~ 30, 2009 ~~- June~~ 30, 2011		\| office = [[Home Secretary (India)\|Home Secretary]]
	\| predecessor = [[Madhukar Gupta]]		\| term_start = 30 Jun 2009
	\|successor = [[~~Raj Kumar~~ Singh]]		\| term_end = 30 Jun 2011
			\| predecessor = [[Madhukar Gupta]]
			\| successor = [[R. K. Singh]]
	}}		}}

	'''Gopal Krishna Pillai''' or G. K. Pillai (born ~~30th~~ Nov, 1949) is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] ~~(I.A.S)~~ officer and the former [[Home Secretary of India]]. He ~~studied~~ at [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]], Bangalore and St. ~~Joseph’s~~ College, Bangalore~~, and later~~ obtained an M.Sc from IIT, Madras. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of I.A.S. ~~Pillai held diverse positions in the state government of Kerala such as:~~		'''Gopal Krishna Pillai''' or '''G. K. Pillai''' (born 30 Nov 1949) is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer and the former [[Home Secretary (India)\|Home Secretary]] in the Government of India. He was born into a [[Nair]] family in Kerala. He was educated at [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]], [[Bangalore]], and at the [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]]. He then obtained an M.Sc from [[IIT Madras]]. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of I.A.S.

			==Career==

			G.K. Pillai held diverse positions in the state government of Kerala such as:
	* District Collector of Kollam from 1982 to 1985		* District Collector of Kollam from 1982 to 1985
	* Special Secretary for Industries, especially the traditional industries of cashew, coir and handlooms		* Special Secretary for Industries, especially the traditional industries of cashew, coir and handlooms
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	==Media spotlight==		==Media spotlight==

	In February 2016, Pillai claimed to media that there was political interference in the controversial [[Ishrat Jahan case]].<ref name="GKPillai">{{cite news \|title=Ishrat Jahan case: Former Home Secy GK Pillai claims 'political' interference in 2004 encounter \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ishrat-jahan-case-former-home-secy-pillai-claims-political-interference-in-2004-encounter-2644486.html \|date=26 February 2016\|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref>		In February 2016, Pillai claimed to media that there was political interference in the controversial [[Ishrat Jahan case]].<ref name="GKPillai">{{cite news \|title=Ishrat Jahan case: Former Home Secy GK Pillai claims 'political' interference in 2004 encounter \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ishrat-jahan-case-former-home-secy-pillai-claims-political-interference-in-2004-encounter-2644486.html \|date=26 February 2016\|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Pillai's claims were corroborated by another former official in March 2016, bringing the Ishrat Jahan case into media spotlight once again.<ref name="RVSMani">{{cite news\|title=Ishrat Jahan case: Former under secy says he was forced to file second affidavit, burnt with cigarettes \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ishrat-jahan-case-former-under-secy-says-he-was-forced-to-file-second-affidavit-burnt-with-cigarettes-2651104.html \|date=1 March 2016 \|access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>

	Pillai's claims were corroborated by another former official in March 2016, bringing the Ishrat Jahan case into media spotlight once again.<ref name="RVSMani">{{cite news\|title=Ishrat Jahan case: Former under secy says he was forced to file second affidavit, burnt with cigarettes \|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ishrat-jahan-case-former-under-secy-says-he-was-forced-to-file-second-affidavit-burnt-with-cigarettes-2651104.html \|date=1 March 2016 \|access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	*"[https://archive.today/20130907130048/http://www.bureaucracyindia.in/g-k-pillai/ An exclusive interview with G K Pillai, Ex-Home Secretary of India]". BUREAUCRACY INDIA, Retrieved 2011-06-30		*"[https://archive.today/20130907130048/http://www.bureaucracyindia.in/g-k-pillai/ An exclusive interview with G K Pillai, Ex-Home Secretary of India]". BUREAUCRACY INDIA, Retrieved 2011-06-30

			[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01TKiMKv_ew Interview with Karan Thapar]". The Wire, Retrieved 2023-07-08 (Modi Has Betrayed Oath of Office; Hindus Must Speak out Against Treatment of Muslims in Modi’s India)

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:Bishop Cotton Boys' School alumni]]		[[Category:Bishop Cotton Boys' School alumni]]
	[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]		[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
	[[Category:~~Indian~~ Home ~~Secretaries~~]]		[[Category:Home secretaries of India]]

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{{For|the Malayalam film actor|G. K. Pillai (actor)}}
{{Infobox officeholder 
| name = Gopal Krishna Pillai
| image = File:The Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri G.K. Pillai at the inauguration of a National Seminar on Government Procurement, jointly organised by the Department of Commerce (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_date = 30th Nov, 1949
| birth_place = [[Kerala]]
| spouse = Sudha Pillai
| occupation = Civil Servant ([[Indian Administrative Service]])
| office = [[Home Secretary of India]]
| term = June 30, 2009 - June 30, 2011
| predecessor = [[Madhukar Gupta]]
|successor = [[Raj Kumar Singh]]
}}

'''Gopal Krishna Pillai''' or G. K. Pillai (born 30th Nov, 1949) is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (I.A.S) officer and the former [[Home Secretary of India]]. He studied at [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]], Bangalore and St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, and later obtained an M.Sc from IIT, Madras. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of I.A.S. Pillai held diverse positions in the state government of Kerala such as:

* District Collector of Kollam from 1982 to 1985
* Special Secretary for Industries, especially the traditional industries of cashew, coir and handlooms
* Secretary of Health
* Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala.<ref name='Business Standard 2009-06-12'>{{cite news | author=Aditi Phadnis | author-link=Aditi Phadnis |author2=Rituparna Bhuyan | title=Newsmaker: Gopal Krishna Pillai | date=2009-06-12 | publisher=Business Standard | url =http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/newsmaker-gopal-krishna-pillai/360843/ | pages =1 | access-date = 2009-12-19 }}</ref><ref name='TOI 2009-06-12'>{{cite news | title=G S Pillai new home secretary | date=2009-06-12 | work=The Times of India | url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/G-S-Pillai-new-home-secretary/articleshow/4646049.cms | access-date = 2009-12-19 }}</ref>

==Media spotlight==

In February 2016, Pillai claimed to media that there was political interference in the controversial [[Ishrat Jahan case]].<ref name="GKPillai">{{cite news |title=Ishrat Jahan case: Former Home Secy GK Pillai claims 'political' interference in 2004 encounter |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ishrat-jahan-case-former-home-secy-pillai-claims-political-interference-in-2004-encounter-2644486.html |date=26 February 2016|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref>

Pillai's claims were corroborated by another former official in March 2016, bringing the Ishrat Jahan case into media spotlight once again.<ref name="RVSMani">{{cite news|title=Ishrat Jahan case: Former under secy says he was forced to file second affidavit, burnt with cigarettes |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ishrat-jahan-case-former-under-secy-says-he-was-forced-to-file-second-affidavit-burnt-with-cigarettes-2651104.html |date=1 March 2016 |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*"[https://archive.today/20130907130048/http://www.bureaucracyindia.in/g-k-pillai/ An exclusive interview with G K Pillai, Ex-Home Secretary of India]". BUREAUCRACY INDIA, Retrieved 2011-06-30

==External links==
https://www.adaniports.com/About-us/Board-of-Directors/Gopal-Krishna-Pillai

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