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Harendra Singh Pal, identified as the Deputy Commissioner of Customs at Chennai Airport, is currently at the center of a significant administrative shift following allegations of bribery and corruption raised by Wintrack Inc., a Chennai-based import company. As reported in a news update posted on X by Wintrack Inc. on October 13, 2025, Pal, alongside Principal Commissioner M.G. Thamizh Valavan, has been transferred to Delhi, with both officials ordered to report to their new postings by October 22, 2025, pending a CBIC vigilance inquiry. This move comes after Wintrack’s claims of systemic corruption delaying their imports, which sparked a broader conversation on X and received support from figures like Mohandas Pai and Shashi Tharoor, though customs has countered with accusations of misdeclaration against the company.
M.G. Thamizh Valavan is a 1995-batch IRS officer (Customs & Indirect Taxes). He has held significant positions, including Principal Commissioner of Customs at Chennai Airport and Commissioner of Chennai Outer GST & Central Excise. Recently, as of the X post dated October 13, 2025, he has been transferred from Chennai to Delhi, likely in response to a vigilance probe initiated by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).Promotions and Transfers: His career reflects steady progression. In March 2025, he was among six officers promoted to Principal Commissioner of Customs & Indirect Taxes, as noted by jurishour.in. Earlier, in October 2023, he was transferred from Commissioner of Chennai Outer GST & CX to Director General at NACIN (National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics) in Chennai, according to indianbureaucracy.com. Another transfer in April 2025 saw him appointed as Principal Customs Commissioner at Chennai Airport (dtnext.in).
Piyush Goyal is a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a seasoned parliamentarian currently serving his third term in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. A chartered accountant and investment banker by profession, Goyal has held several significant portfolios in the Union Cabinet since 2014, including Minister of Railways, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy. He is known for his sharp administrative skills and has been instrumental in driving key government reforms in various sectors, including power sector revitalization and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation.