K. Sankaranarayanan
Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (born 1932) is the current governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] He had also served as the Governor of Nagaland and Jharkhand.[2] Prior to his appointment as Governor, he had served as a Minister in several Congress led governments of Kerala headed by Chief Ministers A. K. Antony and K. Karunakaran.[3]
Sankaranarayanan was also asked to assume the additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh during the absence on leave of S. K. Singh. The swear-in ceremony was held on April 7, 2007. When Singh was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on August 19, 2007, Sankaranarayanan was also appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh,[4] and he was sworn in on September 4, 2007.[5] He remained in that post until January 2008, when Joginder Jaswant Singh became governor of Arunachal Pradesh. On 22 January 2010, he was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra.[6]
References
- ^ "Sankaranarayanan to be sworn in as Maha Governor on Jan 22". Zee News. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Narayanan appointed West Bengal Governor; Shivraj Patil for Punjab". The Hindu. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "K Sankaranarayanan is new Nagaland Governor", Times of India, January 19, 2007.
- ^ "Tiwari appointed new Andhra governor", IST, TNN (The Times of India), August 20, 2007.
- ^ "Sankaranarayan takes additional charge as Arunachal Governor", PTI (The Hindu), September 4, 2007.
- ^ "Sankaranarayanan sworn in Maharashtra Governor". Press Trust of India. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
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