Rameshwar Thakur sworn-in as Karnataka Governor

Former Governor of Orissa Rameshwar Thakur was today sworn-in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka.

New Delhi, Aug 21 : Former Governor of Orissa Rameshwar Thakur was today sworn-in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka.

Thakur took oath of office, which was administered by Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph.

State Chief Secretary P B Mahishi read out the Presidential communiqu� appointing Thakur as the Governor of the state at a ceremony held in Raj Bhavan.

Outgoing Governor T N Chaturvedi, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, floor leaders in both houses of legislatures N Dharam Singh and H K Patil, KPCC President M Mallikarjun Kharge and ministers attended the function.

Born in Thakur Gangti village in Jharkhand's Godda District, Rameshwar took charge of the office of Orissa Governor in November 2004. A qualified chartered accountant, the 80-year-old Thakur actively participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942.

He remained underground for nearly six months in Raj Mahal Hills in Santhal Parganas and was later arrested and put in Kolkata Central Jail in 1946 in connection with the national movement.

Thakur has occupied various important and prestigious positions from time to time, including Director of Unit Trust of India, Director of Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation, Director of Punjab National Bank and Director of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi Chambers of Commerce.

He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 1984 and again in April 1990. He was Union Minister for Finance (Revenue), Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs between 1991 and 1994.

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