CHENNAI, SEPTEMBER 3: Mr. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra, assumed office as acting Governor of Tamil Nadu on 2 September. According to a press release, the newly appointed Governor was administered the oath office by the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court S.K. Kaul at a function. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, her cabinet colleagues, Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal and secretaries of various departments attended the event. BJP State President Tamilisai Soundararajan and L. Ganesan, BJP leader, attended the event. The Governor’s wife C.H. Vinodha and their son Vivek Chennamaneni and daughter-in-law Charitha attended the function. Earlier, Ms. Jayalalithaa received the new Governor at the Airport. She called on the outgoing Governor K. Rosaiah, the release said.]]>
