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|name =P. K. Hormis Tharakan,<br />
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|order = Director of R&AW<br />
|term_start = 1 February 2005 <br />
|term_end = 31 January 2007<br />
|predecessor = [[C. D. Sahay]]<br />
|successor = [[Ashok Chaturvedi]]<br />
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|birth_place = Kerala, India<br />
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'''P. K. Hormis Tharakan''', an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer of the [[Kerala]] cadre (1968 batch), was chief of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (R&AW), [[India]]'s external intelligence agency, from 1 February 2005 to 31 January 2007. He is the former Director General of the Kerala Police.<ref>Rediff Article http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/feb/02spec3.htm</ref><br />
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Tharakan succeeded [[C. D. Sahay]] - a 1967 batch officer of the IPS's [[Karnataka]] cadre - on 31 January 2005.<br />
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He was one of the advisors to the governor of Karnataka, when the state was brought under the President's rule prior to Assembly elections in the state in 2008. He was a member of the [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council]] and was also the Chief Advisor of Strategic Affairs.<br />
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Tharakan comes from the Parayil family in Olavipe, Kerala.<br />
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