Tamil Nadu, Keralam get new governors

In a major gubernatorial reshuffle effected by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, the Keralam Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. At the same time, Om Prakash Mathur, Governor of Sikkim, will be the new Governor of Keralam in place of Arlekar.

According to a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, senior BJP leader Dushyant Gautam has been appointed the Governor of Sikkim, while another BJP leader from Jharkhand, Braj Mohan Ram, has been appointed as the Governor of Odisha.

While Sudha Yadav has been named the Governor of Karnataka, Dhal Singh Bisen will be the new Uttarakhand Governor. These appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices, it added.