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Jan 18, 2016

Former Sikkim governor Rama Rao passes away

1/18/2016
Former Sikkim governor Rama Rao passes away


Former Sikkim Governor and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ventrapragada Rama Rao passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana following an illness. He was 81.
Rama Rao was one of the founders of Jana Sangh (later became BJP) in Andhra Pradesh. He was also Andhra Pradesh BJP president during 1993 and 1997.

About Ventrapragada Rama Rao

  • He also served as the president of the party unit in the then united AP for two times. In 2002, during the NDA regime, Rao was appointed as the governor of Sikkim.In a political career spanning nearly six decades, Rao held the post of national vice-president of the BJP.
  • His speeches in the Upper House were marked with humour and wit.
  • Rama Rao was elected for a record four times in a row to the AP Legislative Council during 1966 to 1984 from the Hyderabad Graduates Constituency.
  • He joined the Jana Sangh in 1956. He had practised at the AP High Court before being elected as MLC on four occasions in the erstwhile AP State Legislature.
  • Rao, who was born on December 11, 1935, in Machilipatnam in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, was a lawyer by profession.

Sep 28, 2015

V Shanmuganathan to hold additional charge of Manipur Governor

9/28/2015
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Governor of Meghalaya V. Shanmuganathan to discharge the functions of the Governor of Manipur.
He was given additional charge of Manipur after previous Governor Dr. Syed Ahmed passed away. Thus he will discharge additional functions of the Governor of Manipur along with his  own duties, until regular arrangements are made.
V Shanmuganthan is a prolific writer and had written three books related to culture and social aspects in Tamil.
He was member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and had joined it in 1962. Later he had joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) where he had served in many party positions.
He was appointed as Governor of Meghalaya in May 2015 succeeding Keshari Nath Tripathi.
It should be noted that Article 153 of Constitution says that there shall be Governor for each state. But the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956 has facilitated the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states.
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