Kummanam Rajasekharan will be sworn in as the new Mizoram governor on Tuesday, an official said on Monday.
Kummanam Rajasekharan will reach Mizoram on Tuesday and Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh will administer the oath of office to him at the Raj Bhavan in Aizawl, State Protocol Officer David Liansanglura Pachuau told PTI.
President Ram Nath Kovind had appointed Kummanam Rajasekharan, the Kerala BJP chief as the governor of Mizoram on Friday as the tenure of the present incumbent Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma (retd) ended.
Sharma was given a farewell at the Raj Bhavan as well as at Thuampui helipad by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues, Speaker Hiphei, Deputy Speaker R Lalrinawma, legislators and senior officials on Monday.
Mizoram has had eight governors since NDA came to power in 2014.
According to Malayala Manorama, there were indications that Kummanam Rajasekharan would be given national prominence. There are also indications that BJP president Amit Shah played a role in the appointment of the Kerala BJP leader.
Born in Kottayam, Kerala, he completed his degree from CMS College in Kottayam. He worked as a journalist in various publications after completing masters in journalism. Later, he joined government service.
He resigned from service and became more active in social service. Kummanam Rajasekharan was the secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi and Sabarimala Ayyappa Sewa Samajam.
(With PTI inputs)