Senior BJP leader V Shanmuganthan sworn in as Megahalaya Governor

SHILLONG: Senior BJP leader V Shanmuganthan was today sworn-in as the Governor of Meghalaya at the Raj Bhavan here.

Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court Uma Nath Singh administered the oath of office to Shanmuganthan at a solemn ceremony attended by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and most of his cabinet colleagues.

Shanmuganthan was appointed as the new Governor on May 12.

Meghalaya was without a permanent governor for over four months.

Keshari Nath Tripathi, the West Bengal governor, had been taking the charge since the former incumbent K K Paul was removed from the post in January this year.

Shanmuganathan is a post-graduate and an M Phil in political Science.

He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1962 and later joined Bharatiya Janata Party and served in many party positions.

He has been in-charge of the Defence, Research and Documentation and Overseas Friends of BJP Cells.

A prolific writer, the BJP leader had written three books relating to culture and social aspects in Tamil.