Mumbai, C P Radhakrishnan took oath as Governor of Maharashtra on Wednesday night.
He was sworn into secrecy by Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya.
Radhakrishnan, the 21st governor of Maharashtra since the state was formed in 1960, succeeds Ramesh Bais.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, other ministers and senior officials were present at the function at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan.
The Indian Navy then granted the new governor a ceremonial guard of honour.
Radhakrishnan served as Governor of Jharkhand for almost a year and a half before his reappointment.
He also held additional positions as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry for brief periods.
With over four decades of experience, Radhakrishnan is a respected figure in Tamil Nadu politics.
Born on May 4, 1957 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Radhakrishnan has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He started out as an RSS worker and became a member of the state executive committee of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (predecessor of the BJP) in 1974.
In 1996, Radhakrishnan was appointed secretary of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore in 1998 and re-elected in 1999.
As an MP, he served as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee for textiles. He was also a member of the parliamentary committee on Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) and the advisory committee on finance. He was also a member of the parliamentary special committee investigating the stock scam.
In 2004, Radhakrishnan addressed the UN General Assembly as part of a parliamentary delegation. He was also a member of the first parliamentary delegation to Taiwan.
Between 2004 and 2007, Radhakrishnan served as Tamil Nadu BJP chief. In that capacity, he undertook a 19,000 kilometer 'Ratha Yatra' to highlight demands such as connecting all Indian rivers, eradicating terrorism, implementing a uniform civil code, eradicating untouchability and combating the menace of the narcotics. He also conducted two 'pad-yatras' for different causes.
In 2016, Radhakrishnan was appointed as the chairman of the Kochi Coir Board, a position he held for four years. Under his leadership, India's coir exports reached an all-time high of Rs 2,532 crore. From 2020 to 2022, he was the BJP's all-India in-charge in Kerala.
On 18 February 2023, Radhakrishnan was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand. He also held additional office as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
He was sworn into secrecy by Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya.
Radhakrishnan, the 21st governor of Maharashtra since the state was formed in 1960, succeeds Ramesh Bais.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, other ministers and senior officials were present at the function at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan.
The Indian Navy then granted the new governor a ceremonial guard of honour.
Radhakrishnan served as Governor of Jharkhand for almost a year and a half before his reappointment.
He also held additional positions as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry for brief periods.
With over four decades of experience, Radhakrishnan is a respected figure in Tamil Nadu politics.
Born on May 4, 1957 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Radhakrishnan has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He started out as an RSS worker and became a member of the state executive committee of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (predecessor of the BJP) in 1974.
In 1996, Radhakrishnan was appointed secretary of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore in 1998 and re-elected in 1999.
As an MP, he served as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee for textiles. He was also a member of the parliamentary committee on Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) and the advisory committee on finance. He was also a member of the parliamentary special committee investigating the stock scam.
In 2004, Radhakrishnan addressed the UN General Assembly as part of a parliamentary delegation. He was also a member of the first parliamentary delegation to Taiwan.
Between 2004 and 2007, Radhakrishnan served as Tamil Nadu BJP chief. In that capacity, he undertook a 19,000 kilometer 'Ratha Yatra' to highlight demands such as connecting all Indian rivers, eradicating terrorism, implementing a uniform civil code, eradicating untouchability and combating the menace of the narcotics. He also conducted two 'pad-yatras' for different causes.
In 2016, Radhakrishnan was appointed as the chairman of the Kochi Coir Board, a position he held for four years. Under his leadership, India's coir exports reached an all-time high of Rs 2,532 crore. From 2020 to 2022, he was the BJP's all-India in-charge in Kerala.
On 18 February 2023, Radhakrishnan was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand. He also held additional office as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
