Sriram Venkataraman is a youthful IAS officer who has blasted into the news cycle with his valiant drive against illicit encroachers in the slope station of Munnar in Kerala. Venkataraman, who secured the second rank in the Civil Services Examination in 2013, is as of now the sub-gatherer of Devikulam close Munnar in Idukki region of the state.

The safeguarding of Munnar, considered an exceptionally delicate slope station, from the land mafia has been a stewing issue in Kerala every now and then. While numerous neighborhood legislators in a roundabout way bolster specialists who have flattened land with exemption so as to construct resorts and lodgings, an area of naturalists and activists have enduringly remained against infringement by the land mafia. It is in this setting Venkataraman's endeavors to remove resort proprietors who don't have legitimate land records have discovered support among the activists and local people.

The most recent debate around the ousting drive comes starting from the pulling of an iron cross that was raised on "infringed" arrive in Pappathichola on April 17. The land was supposedly infringed by a Christian zealous gathering. The leveling of the cross by income office authorities drew shock from state control serve MM Mani, who is likewise a MLA from close-by Udumbanchola. Mani, who is known for making censorious and stunning remarks at open discussions, lashed out at Venkataraman blaming him for plotting with the RSS in cutting down the cross. He likewise said the IAS officer must be expelled to a mental refuge in Oolampara close to the state capital. The CPM pioneer went ahead to contrast the demonstration with the Babri Masjid obliteration of 1992.

Mani's feedback of Venkataraman has not run down well with pioneers of the CPI, partner of the CPM, the Congress and the BJP who have requested his prompt ouster from the bureau. The IAS officer has additionally got the support of CPM pioneer and previous boss clergyman VS Achuthanandan, who had directed his own crusade against unlawful infringement in Munnar in 2007. Achuthanandan, a furious opponent of boss clergyman Pinarayi Vijayan, has consistently hit out at the state government over its disappointments. On the off chance that Mani leaves, he would be the third priest to venture down from the bureau in under a year.

Venkataraman, whose security has supposedly been reinforced attributable to dangers, however stayed stern about the battle. "I am not apprehensive of anybody. I am just executing the tradition that must be adhered to," he told the Hindustan Times.