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Indo-Canadian stepping down as Toronto police board chairman
Toronto, June 19
The Indo-Canadian chairman of
Toronto Police Services Board has stepped down from his post after
completing 10 years, media reported.
Alok Mukherjee announced his
resignation effective from August 1, during a board meeting on
Thursday, reported the Toronto Star. He served as the chairman since
2005.
Andy Pringle, the acting vice-chairman, said that Mukherjee has made “a huge contribution to policing in Torontoâ€.
Pringle will be succeeding Mukherjee.
Mukherjee
commented that police service was very different today than a decade
ago in the way that it served the community and conducted business.
Emigrating from India in 1971, Mukherjee completed his Ph.D in Canada.
Over 1.2 million people of Indian origin currently reside in Canada.