Sanjay Kaul,former Kerala Tourism director and present district collector of Thiruvananthapuram,may soon take over as managing director of the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL). Kaul, who studied in Ahmedabad and Surat,confirmed that he will soon be transferred to Gujarat but refused to comment on his TCGL posting as per reports in TOI.

Now,with tourism-related MoUs being signed at the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat Investors Summit,Kaul can play a major role in taking the states tourism to the next level. However, speculations are rife in Sachivalaya here that Kaul,a 2001 Kerala cadre IAS officer,will replace the present TCGL MD Anoop Shukla,who wants to return to his parent cadre,Indian Forest Service.
During his stint as Kerala Tourism head,Kaul helped Gods own country become one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the world.