NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI, JULY 28
K Kailashnathan, the former Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Gujarat, has been appointed as the Lt Governor of Puducherry. President Droupadi Murmu announced major changes among Governors of several states on Saturday night.
“The President of India is pleased to appoint K Kailashnathan as the Lt Governor of Puducherry with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office,” an official communiqué said.
- President Droupadi Murmu appoints 6 new governors, reshuffles 3 others
- C P Radhakrishnan is new Maharashtra Governor
- President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Purohit as the governor of Punjab
Kailashnathan had retired from his post at the CMO in June after a long tenure of 11 extensions. The most powerful bureaucrat in the state, Kailashnathan served as principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was Chief Minister.
KK, as he is fondly known, is a 1979 batch officer. He is considered very close to PM and is said to be eyes and ears of PM. He worked under four CMs – Modi, Anandiben Patel, Vijay Rupani and Bhupendra Patel.
Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been made the governor of Assam with the additional charge of Manipur while Gulab Chand Kataria has replaced Banwarilal Purohit as the governor of Punjab under major gubernatorial appointments announced on Saturday night.
Acharya has replaced Kataria, who has also been appointed the administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, according to a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Purohit as the governor of Punjab and the administrator of Chandigarh, it said.
“Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim, appointed as Governor of Assam and has also been given additional charge of the Governor of Manipur,” the statement said.
Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan has been appointed as the governor of Maharashtra, it said. Santosh Kumar Gangwar will be new Jharkhand governor in place of Radhakrishnan.
Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed as the governor of Rajasthan, Jishnu Dev Varma will be the Telangana governor and Om Prakash Mathur will be the new governor of Sikkim, the statement said.
Ramen Deka has been appointed as the governor of Chhattisgarh and C H Vijayashankar the governor of Meghalaya, the communique said.
These appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices, the statement added.
