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Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who was appointed by President of India Droupadi Murmu connected March 5, 2026 to discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu, assumed his gubernatorial bureau astatine Lok Bhavan successful Chennai connected Thursday (March 12).
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari administered the oath of bureau to Mr. Arlekar. The outgoing Governor R.N. Ravi, who served arsenic the Governor of Tamil Nadu for astir 54 months since September 2021, has been posted arsenic the Governor of West Bengal.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, judges of the Madras High Court, Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly M. Appavu, immoderate of the Cabinet Ministers, Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam, Director General of Police/Head of Police Force G. Venkataraman, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A. Arun, and elder officials of the State authorities were contiguous during the swearing-in ceremony.
After helium assumed office, Mr. Stalin and Justice Dharmadhikari greeted Mr. Arlekar and his wife, Anagha Arlekar. The Chief Minister introduced Mr. Appavu and his Cabinet colleagues to the caller Governor, portion Justice Dharmadhikari introduced the judges of the Madras High Court.
Former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran, household members of Mr. Arlekar, Vice-Chancellors of State universities, and industrialists were among different salient personalities who participated successful the swearing-in ceremony.
Who is Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar?
Hailing from Goa, Mr. Arlekar assumed bureau arsenic Governor of Kerala successful January 2025. Prior to that, helium served arsenic Governor successful Himachal Pradesh and past arsenic Governor of Bihar. Before his gubernatorial roles, Mr. Arlekar was a subordinate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and besides served arsenic the party’s Goa State president. He served arsenic a legislator successful the Goa Assembly and besides arsenic Speaker betwixt 2012 and 2017.
