Parrikar justifies sacking, says younger man must lead DRDO.A day after Avinash Chander was sacked as chief of the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO), Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday that he recommended the removal and that the
organization should be headed by a younger person.
Amid criticism from the Congress about the way Chander was asked to go, Parrikar insisted that there was no “controversy”.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the termination of Chander’s contract with effect from Jan 31, 15 months ahead of schedule. Chander, 64, retired Nov 30 but was given a contract for 18 months till May 31, 2016 as head of DRDO.
“I recommended that a person on contract should not be occupying such a senior position. This senior position should be filled by other eligible senior persons. There is no controversy here,” Parrikar said.
