NEW DELHI: Retired IAS officer Sanjay Kothari , who was formerly secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind , took oath as the chief vigilance commissioner on Saturday. Kothari was administered oath by President Kovind at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan A retired officer of the 1978 batch, Kothari’s oath of office was attended by PM Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu , among other.Kothari was shortlisted as CVC by a high-powered panel headed by PM Modi in February this year. tnn