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Vakkom Purushothaman was unhappy with the central government's decision to transfer him to Nagaland without consulting him. He is unhappy over his transfer.He is the sixth governor to put in his papers since the NDA came to power at the Centre.
Purushothaman is the sixth governor to resign after the Narendra Modi-led government took charge at the Centre May 26. The five governors who quit earlier were B.L. Joshi (Uttar Pradesh), Shekhar Dutt (Chhattisgarh), Ashwani Kumar (Nagaland), M.K. Narayanan (West Bengal), and B.V. Wanchoo (Goa).
Purushothaman, an 86-year-old veteran Congress leader who served in Kerala as minister and assembly speaker and was also elected to the Lok Sabha twice, told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram: "My secretary has sent my resignation letter to Rashtrapati Bhavan."
Purushothaman is the sixth governor to resign after the Narendra Modi-led government took charge at the Centre May 26. The five governors who quit earlier were B.L. Joshi (Uttar Pradesh), Shekhar Dutt (Chhattisgarh), Ashwani Kumar (Nagaland), M.K. Narayanan (West Bengal), and B.V. Wanchoo (Goa).
Purushothaman, an 86-year-old veteran Congress leader who served in Kerala as minister and assembly speaker and was also elected to the Lok Sabha twice, told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram: "My secretary has sent my resignation letter to Rashtrapati Bhavan."