President Pratibha Patil Tuesday appointed P.J. Thomas as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner, officials said here.
Patil administered the oath of office to the 1973 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Kerala cadre, who was earlier telecom secretary.

“At a ceremony held today at Rashtrapati Bhavan, P.J. Thomas was sworn in as the CVC,” said a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement here.

Thomas succeeded Pratyush Sinha, a 1969 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, who demitted office Monday after a four-year tenure as the CVC.

IANS