IAS officers Sriram Venkitaraman and Renu Raj tie knot in Chottanikara

KOCHI: Alappuzha district collector Dr Renu Raj and joint director of health department and managing director of medical services corporation Dr Sriram Venkitaraman tied the knot on Thursday. The marriage function was held at an auditorium in Chottanikara. Only close relatives and friends from both sides attended the function. They informed their IAS colleagues about the marriage via WhatsApp.

Both joined the civil services after completing MBBS. Renu Raj passed the civil service in her first attempt with second rank in 2014. She is a native of Kottayam. Her first appointment was as Thrissur sub collector. She had taken strict steps against illegal encroachments while serving as Devikulam sub collector. This is Renu Raj’s second marriage.

Sriram passed the civil service exam in his second attempt in 2012 with second rank. The steps taken while serving as Devikulam sub collector gained great popularity. Widespread protests were raised against him for his involvement in a drunken driving car crash that resulted in the death of a senior journalist K M Basheer. Sriram is a native of Panampilly Nagar in Ernakulam.