Faelsal, who had quit the civil service in 2019 to float his own political party in the state and then also quit politics later, has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Culture for four years
Faesal, who topped the UPSC examination in 2009, resigned from services in January 2019, citing “rising intolerance” in the country. He had later floated his own political party — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement — with plans of contesting assembly elections, but he quit politics in August 2020, and started dropping hints of making a comeback in civil services
Faesal, who has been under detention after scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, was booked under the PSA in February this year.
A decade back, by topping the civil services, Shah Faesal inspired the youth in Kashmir. Now, by forming a political party, it has to be seen if he can inspire them again.