Overview
- Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu highlighted his IIT Madras classmate Raju Narayana Swamy in a widely shared post that drew praise for the officer’s integrity.
- Swamy topped the 1991 civil services exam and joined the Indian Administrative Service in Kerala.
- The viral accounts Vembu shared say he declined a scholarship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology so he could prepare for the exam and work in India.
- Reports describe his pursuit of alleged land irregularities and say he was shifted often in response, with the figure of 32 transfers in 34 years coming from social media posts rather than official records.
- In a key legal milestone, the Supreme Court in 2025 rejected his plea challenging the denial of his promotion to chief secretary.