India, Aug. 18 -- A Maharashtra official was suspended after a video of him singing a song while sitting in his official chair at his send-off party went viral on social media.

The tehsildar, Prashant Thorat, was recorded singing "Yara Teri Yari Ko," a hit track from the1981 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Yaarana. A video of the moment showed Thorat singing the song with those around him clapping.

The footage also captured a board behind Thorat with the words "taluka magistrate" written on it.

On July 30, he was transferred to Renapur in neighbouring Latur from Umri in the Nanded district. Since both areas are in the same division, he took charge of his new posting the same day. Thorat sang the song at his send-off party, which was organised...