Chennai: Governor Banwarilal Purohit, in his farewell message, has thanked the people of the State for accepting him as an integral part of Tamilnadu.
He also acknowledged that there were issues and divided opinions during his four-year-long tenure.
“Yes, there were many issues that tested everybody’s patience and perseverance as well as a sense of commitment and goodwill, but the end, the result was always positive for all sections,” he said.
“Yes, there were points at which different sections stood on the opposite sides of the divide. The State also saw major electoral battles for the Lok Sabha elections and then for the Legislative Assembly elections. Despite all that political acrimony, I found the State of Tamilnadu and its people very warm and welcoming.”
But I am very happy to place on record that the people of all walks of life — from the streets of Tamilnadu to the haloed chambers of politics — understood the correct position and lent their support to my decisions, he said.
On late Thursday night, the Rashtrapati Bhavan made new appointments and shuffled Governors. Purohit, who held additional charge as Governor of Punjab was appointed regular Governor in poll-bound Punjab. To replace him, RN Ravi, Governor of Nagaland, was appointed the Governor of Tamilnadu.