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Delhi turns pink chief guest his excellency mr v shanmuganathan governor of meghalaya
V Shanmuganathan (born 21 November 1949) was the Governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya, in office from 2015 to 26 January 2017. A veteran from Tamil Nadu, he also held an additional charge as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh since September 2016 till his resignation on 26 January 2017. He resigned from his position in both Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh over controversies of hiring only women and sexual harassment allegations.
Contents
- Delhi turns pink chief guest his excellency mr v shanmuganathan governor of meghalaya
- Meghalaya governor v shanmuganathan quits following sexual harassment allegations
- Early life and career
- Governorships
- References
Meghalaya governor v shanmuganathan quits following sexual harassment allegations
Early life and career
A post-graduate and an MPhil in Political Science, V Shanmuganathan received the Madras University's prestigious Gold Medal from its well-known Vice Chancellor T P Meenakshi Sundarnar in 1970. Born on 21 November 1949, he hails from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
Governorships
Shanmuganathan succeeded Keshari Nath Tripathi as Governor of Meghalaya on 12 May 2015. On 30 September 2015 he was additionally sworn in as the 17th Governor of Manipur after the death in office of Syed Ahmed.