Former Chief Justice of India, Justice P Sathasivam, appointed as governor of south Indian state Kerala replacing Sheila Dikshit, was accorded a warm reception on his arrival here on Thursday evening.
State’s chief minister Oommen Chandy, his cabinet colleagues and senior officials received Sathasivam, who is to be sworn in by Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Ashok Bhushan at a function at the Raj Bhavan on Friday.
Dikshit was given a farewell as she left for New Delhi after demitting office.
Justice Sathasivam, whose appointment has sparked a debate in political and judicial circles, said earlier in the day at his native village in Tamil Nadu that he was confident of discharging his duties well in the light of his experience in the judiciary.
‘I did not accept any arbitration work for any corporate entity after my retirement. I wholeheartedly accept this position of governor of Kerala,’ he said.
State’s chief minister Oommen Chandy, his cabinet colleagues and senior officials received Sathasivam, who is to be sworn in by Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Ashok Bhushan at a function at the Raj Bhavan on Friday.
Dikshit was given a farewell as she left for New Delhi after demitting office.
Justice Sathasivam, whose appointment has sparked a debate in political and judicial circles, said earlier in the day at his native village in Tamil Nadu that he was confident of discharging his duties well in the light of his experience in the judiciary.
‘I did not accept any arbitration work for any corporate entity after my retirement. I wholeheartedly accept this position of governor of Kerala,’ he said.