Cohen will start her new role on July 9. In the meantime, CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirav Shah will serve as acting director, Walensky wrote in a farewell message to staff on Friday.

Source: https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/06/cdc-getting-new-leader-it-seeks-remake-itself-after-pandemic/388157/

In this June 30, 2021, file photo, Gov. Janet Mills presents Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav Shah with a 12-pack of Diet Coke at a press conference in the State House.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/18/opinion/editorials/shah-covid-uncertainty/

Nirav Modi is a fugitive Indian diamond tycoon while Lalit Modi is a former chief of the Indian Premier League (IPL) who has been banned for life by the country's cricket board.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66404405?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Nirav Shah, director of Maine's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will be second in command at the U.S. CDC starting next month.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/03/dr-shah-to-attend-state-of-the-union-as-he-prepares-for-new-federal-role/

This remark was interpreted as an attempt to draw an implicit connection between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/08/04/celebrations-breaks-out-in-wayanad-after-sc-gives-relief-to-rahul/