India's Election Commission has ordered a reshuffle of senior officials in Tamil Nadu (a large state in southern India) ahead of its 2026 state assembly elections, directing that IAS officer K. Manivasan replace incumbent Home Secretary Dheeraj Kumar, who is barred from any election-related role until polls conclude. In the subsequent reorganisation, IPS officer A.T. Durai Kumar was appointed Director in-charge of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption bureau, overriding an earlier order by the state's Head of Police Force that would have assigned that role to DGP Sandeep Mittal. The intervention signals the Election Commission's intent to ensure impartial administration of the electoral process by placing trusted officials in key law-and-order positions before campaigning intensifies.