MUMBAI: Doordarshan director general Supriya Sahu has moved on from the pubcaster. Senior IAS officer Sahu had been appointed as Doordarshan’s director general in 2016. The post was vacant for almost two years before her joining.

On her last day at Doordarshan, Sahu expressed deep gratitude to everyone via Twitter after completing her 30-year tenure. She also added that she is heading back to her cadre in the state of Tamil Nadu to begin a new journey.

The 1991 batch IAS from the Tamil Nadu cadre was chosen by the public broadcaster Prasar Bharati in 2016 February, after which the broadcaster had recommended her name to the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) for approval. Sahu served as the director at MIB in the past and later got promoted to the post of joint secretary.