Arif Khan replaces P. Sathasivam : President appoint governors of five states
New Delhi : A total of five governors have been appointed by President Kovind on Sunday, including the transfer and appointment of Kalraj Mishra.
Arif Mohammed Khan has been appointed as the Kerala governor in place of P Sathasivam. Khan had earlier quit the Rajiv Gandhi government over the Shah Bano case and has been cited many times by BJP in triple talaq debates. He has also supported the government on the Article 370 move.
After being appointed as the new Kerala governor, Khan said, “It is an opportunity to serve. Fortunate to be born in a country like India which is so vast and rich in diversity. It is a great opportunity for me to know this part of India, which forms boundary of India and is called god’s own country.”
Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana, replacing E.S.L. Narasimhan.
Kalraj Mishra, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, was on Sunday transferred and appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan by President Ram Nath Kovind. Mishra will replace Kalyan Singh as the Rajasthan governor.
Meanwhile, assuming Mishra’s role as Himachal governor is former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra. Koshyari will replace Vidyasagar Rao.
