Overview
- Arlekar was sworn in on March 12 at Lok Bhavan in Chennai, formally assuming additional charge of the post.
- Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari administered the oath, and Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam read the Warrant of Appointment.
- President Droupadi Murmu appointed Arlekar on March 5 to discharge the functions of Tamil Nadu’s governor in an acting capacity.
- The ceremony drew Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, Speaker M. Appavu, judges of the Madras High Court, Union minister L. Murugan, several state ministers, and senior officials.
- Outgoing governor R. N. Ravi has taken charge in West Bengal, while Arlekar, the sitting Kerala governor and a BJP veteran from Goa, is the 27th governor of Tamil Nadu with prior stints in Himachal Pradesh and Bihar.