SIR: Bharat Ratna Prof. C.N.R. Rao served notice over name mismatch
Prof. C.N.R. Rao, a 92-year-old Bharat Ratna awardee and celebrated scientist, has been served a notice to appear for a hearing to establish his identity due to a spelling mismatch in electoral rolls (Prof. vs Proff.). His acquaintances are concerned as he is unwell and rarely uses modern communication.
Why it matters
This highlights bureaucratic inefficiencies and the challenges faced by elderly citizens, even highly distinguished ones, in navigating administrative processes, raising questions about the electoral system's flexibility.
Professor C.N.R. Rao , one of the country’s most celebrated and respected scientists, who was born in Basavanagudi in Bengaluru and has contributed immensely to the city in the field of science , has now been asked to appear for a hearing to establish his identity, after his name was flagged for a spelling mismatch during the SIR of electoral rolls.
The 92-year-old scientist is a Bharat Ratna awardee, the country’s highest civilian honour, and the third scientist to be conferred with the award.
Prof. Rao has been issued a notice with the reason listed as “self-name mismatch”, with the older rolls mentioning him as Prof. C.N.R. Rao, while the current rolls record an extra “f” in “Prof.”, mentioning him as “Proff. C.N.R. Rao.”
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