New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Tukaram Mundhe said on social media that he has not been transferred from the FDA, refuting reports that he had been removed from the post.

"I continue to serve as Commissioner, FDA Maharashtra," Mundhe said in a social media post on Monday, adding, "Our fight against unsafe, substandard, adulterated food and spurious, substandard drugs goes on."

"I continue to serve as Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Maharashtra. Our fight against adulterated food and substandard drugs continues unabated," Mundhe also said.

This news comes in the wake of the Maharashtra government appointing Mundhe as the secretary of a committee that will probe alleged irregulariti...