Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday said PSC chairperson had no special protection from police questioning in connection with the investigation into the alleged exam irregularities. He said the chairperson would have to cooperate with the probe.“Everyone is a citizen. If an investigation is initiated against me, should I not cooperate with it? There is no special privilege for anyone to say that they will not appear for questioning,” Satheesan said at a post-cabinet media conference.He said the investigation was being conducted following a serious allegation of irregularities involving a major examination scam in which candidates were allegedly cheated. If anyone refused to cooperate with the investigation, the police would have to adopt legal measures, he said.“Important people are being called for questioning. What special concession does the PSC chairperson have?” Satheesan asked. He said govt had recommended that the PSC extend rank lists, but the commission had returned the recommendation. “Govt is examining the matter,” he said.On the AI-generated dance video involving him that was circulated on social media and later removed, Satheesan said neither he nor his office had asked for the video to be taken down.He said his remarks had been about the legal issues that could arise with the emergence of AI and other future technologies. Imitation and manipulation of creative works using AI could, in some cases, raise issues under copyright or intellectual property laws, he said.Satheesan said the police had informed him that such AI-generated videos could have legal implications under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules. A complaint had been received by the police alleging a violation of the law, he said.“I did not file the complaint,” Satheesan added. “I am now upset that the video was removed because I had not watched it. If it had not been removed, I could have watched it while travelling,” he said.On the transfer of the director of general education, Satheesan said general education minister N Samsudheen had not reacted in the manner reported by the media. The minister had only pointed out the difficulties involved in frequently transferring officials, he said. Satheesan said the state was facing a shortage of IAS officers, with several officers handling more than one department.He said govt had avoided major transfers at the secretary level because some officers were expected to return after completing their training, while others might not return immediately. He said govt was making arrangements to manage the resulting deployment issues while seeking greater stability in the postings of senior officers.“There should actually be stability. We are facing considerable difficulty. At least they should get an opportunity to work for two years,” Satheesan said.
