VK Pandian, a 2000 batch IAS officer from Tamil Nadu, is in the political storm in state politics of Odisha. Presently, he is the private secretary of Chief Minister Nabin Pattanayak. The state politicians feel many of the state government’s decisions are being influenced by the officer. He is a trusted officer of CM. Once he served as Collector of Mayurbhanj and Ganjam district of Odisha, which happens to be the CM’s home district. In recent years, Pandian has been regarded as the key strategist behind the CM’s focus on sports and the development of sports infrastructure in the state. In fact.