Chennai, March 12 Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was sworn in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu on Thursday in a simple ceremony held here at the Lok Bhavan.
Upon his arrival, Arlekar was warmly welcomed by Chief Minister M K Stalin and Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari.
Chief Secretary N Muruganandam read out the appointment warrant, and Justice Dharmadhikari administered the oath of office.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu, State Ministers including K N Nehru, EV Velu, PK Sekar Babu, and S Regupathy, Union Minister of State L Murugan, and senior officials were present.
Arlekar, who is also the current Governor of Kerala, is the 27th Governor of Tamil Nadu. His predecessor, the 26th governor, RN Ravi, had been in constant conflict with the ruling DMK government.