New Delhi, April 22 -- Zoho co-founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu has drawn attention to the career of senior IAS officer Raju Narayana Swamy, recalling his journey from an IIT topper to a civil servant known for taking on corruption.

In a post on X, Vembu shared that Swamy was his classmate at Indian Institute of Technology Madras and stood out early on due to his academic achievements.

"Raju Narayana Swamy was my classmate in IIT Madras. He also had a very high rank in IIT JEE 1985, my recollection was AIR 10 and he came from small town in Kerala and most top rankers were from the big cities so he stood out," Vembu wrote.

Reflecting on career choices made by his peers, he added, "Most of our classmates - including me - went ab...