MAHARASHTRA GOVERNOR K SANKARNARAYANAN TENDERS RESIGNATION…

MAHARASHTRA GOVERNOR K SANKARNARAYANAN TENDERS RESIGNATION AMID TRANSFER ORDERS TO MIZORAM

MUMBAI/KOCHI: Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan, who was transferred to Mizoram by the NDA government late on Saturday night,tendered his resignation, refusing to take charge of his new assignment.

A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique issued late on Saturday night had said that Sankaranarayanan has been shifted to Mizoram and Gujarat governor OP Kohli has been asked to discharge his duties.

82-year-old Sankaranarayanan, a senior Congress leader, was among the first batch of governors who was telephoned by home secretary Anil Goswami to put in his papers after change of government at the Centre. His tenure would have ended in 2017.

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