Security of 40 former bureaucrats leaders withdrawn

Senior Congress leader and former defence minister AK Antony is among 40 opposition politicians and former bureaucrats whose security has been downgraded or withdrawn after a threat perception analysis by intelligence agencies. Antony’s security has been downgraded from Y Plus to Y category. Prominent among former bureaucrats include three former chiefs of Indian Space Research Organisation — Dr Madhavan Nair, Dr Kasturirangan and Dr K Radhakrishnan — whose security has been downgraded from Y to X category — the lowest.