Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s Director General of Police Jacob Thomas, currently in suspension since December 2017, has put in his papers so as to to contest the Lok Sabha elections. Thomas had another 18 months to go for retirement. The resignation has been forwarded to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office and to the Centre.
Thomas was once the reputed blue-eyed boy of Vijayan. But he was suspended in 2017 on charges of violating the All India Service Rules. Thomas is expected to announce his candidature on Sunday. (IANS)