Panaji, Jul 25 (PTI) Former Union minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju will be sworn in as the new governor of Goa on Saturday in a function at Raj Bhavan, an official said on Friday.
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 11.30 am, and several dignitaries, including Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, are expected to be present, a state government spokesperson said.
Raju (74), a veteran Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader from Andhra Pradesh, will succeed P S Sreedharan Pillai as the Goa Governor.
He served as the civil aviation minister between May 27, 2014 and March 10, 2018, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has also held ministerial posts in the Andhra Pradesh government.
Meanwhile, a warm farewell was accorded to the outgoing Governor Pillai on Thursday.
Pillai attended a ceremony at the new Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan, during which he distributed financial aid from the discretionary funds to 38 cancer patients and those undergoing dialysis.
Speaking on the occasion, Sawant said Pillai made the Raj Bhavan accessible to the people of Goa, and he thanked him for the support he extended to run the State effectively. PTI RPS ARU
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