KOCHI: Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan has said he will resign if he is transferred to Mizoram, as reported in media.
"I have not yet received the official warrant, but I will not stick to the position of governor bearing the disgrace (of being transferred to Mizoram)," Sankaranarayanan told TOI here over phone from Mumbai.
Sankaranarayanan said he was sure that he would not be allowed to continue in the post by the new BJP-led NDA government.
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Earlier, there were reports that the Centre was pressuring some of the Congress-appointed governors, including Sankaranarayanan to quit in June.
Sankaranarayanan had then made it clear that he would quit if asked by "appropriate authorities".
Asked whether he was planning to approach court against his transfer, just like his counterpart in Uttarakhand Aziz Qureshi, Sankaranarayanan said, "I don't intend any such battle. I will be returning to my home (in Kerala)".
The 82-year old Sankaranarayanan is a senior Congress politician from Kerala and has held several important posts including that of state minister for finance, agriculture and other portfolios. He was also the convenor of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Congress-led ruling combine in Kerala.
He was first appointed governor of Nagaland, and then moved to Jharkhand. His first posting as governor of Maharashtra was on January 22, 2010.
READ ALSO: Congress slams government over Maharashtra governor's transfer
"I have not yet received the official warrant, but I will not stick to the position of governor bearing the disgrace (of being transferred to Mizoram)," Sankaranarayanan told TOI here over phone from Mumbai.
Sankaranarayanan said he was sure that he would not be allowed to continue in the post by the new BJP-led NDA government.
READ ALSO: Maharashtra governor Sankaranarayanan is now new governor of Mizoram
Earlier, there were reports that the Centre was pressuring some of the Congress-appointed governors, including Sankaranarayanan to quit in June.
Sankaranarayanan had then made it clear that he would quit if asked by "appropriate authorities".
Asked whether he was planning to approach court against his transfer, just like his counterpart in Uttarakhand Aziz Qureshi, Sankaranarayanan said, "I don't intend any such battle. I will be returning to my home (in Kerala)".
The 82-year old Sankaranarayanan is a senior Congress politician from Kerala and has held several important posts including that of state minister for finance, agriculture and other portfolios. He was also the convenor of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Congress-led ruling combine in Kerala.
He was first appointed governor of Nagaland, and then moved to Jharkhand. His first posting as governor of Maharashtra was on January 22, 2010.
READ ALSO: Congress slams government over Maharashtra governor's transfer
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