President Droupadi Murmu last week appointed Arif Mohammed as the new Governor of Bihar and made the outgoing Governor, Arlekar, the Governor of Kerala.
He succeeded Arif Mohammed Khan, who was transferred to serve as the Governor of Bihar.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Secretary Sharada Muraleedharan, Chief Justice Jamdar, and Additional Chief Secretary for General Administration K R Jyothilal welcomed the newly appointed Governor and his wife, Anagha Arlekar, to the stage.
Subsequently, the Chief Secretary read out the President’s order appointing the Governor. The oath-taking ceremony followed thereafter.
Dignitaries, including the West Bengal Governor, C V Ananda Bose, Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer, Ministers K N Balagopal, P Rajeeve, Roshi Augustine, K Krishnankutty, Kadannappally Ramachandran, V Sivankutty, G R Anil, Muhammad Riyas, Opposition Leader V D Satheesan, and MPs Shashi Tharoor and A A Rahim, attended the event.
