Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 23 -- Former Sikkim Governor and senior BJP leader Om Prakash Mathur was sworn in as the 29th Governor of Keralam at a ceremony held at the Lok Bhavan auditorium here on Friday.
Chief Justice of the High Court of Keralam Soumen Sen administered the oath of office to Mathur in the presence of Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, other ministers, elected representatives and senior government officials.
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang attended the ceremony along with a delegation from the northeastern state.
Mathur succeeds Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who has been transferred to Tamil Nadu as part of the gubernatorial reshuffle announced by Pr...