E. S. L. Narasimhan
E. S. L. Narasimhan | |
|---|---|
Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 25 January 2007 – 27 December 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Krishna Mohan Seth |
| Succeeded by | Shekhar Dutt |
| Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
| In office February 2005 – December 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Madras Law College |
Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan (born 1945) is an Indian former civil servant and politician who served as the first
Early life
Narasimhan was born in Tamil Nadu in 1945. After an initial two years schooling at
Career
Narasimhan belongs to the 1968 batch of
He worked in the Intelligence Bureau for many years until retiring as the director of the bureau on 31 December 2006.[10] He is also an alumnus of the National Defence College, New Delhi.
On 19 January 2007, Narasimhan was appointed
With the process for formation of a separate Telangana state entering crucial phase, Andhra Pradesh Governor Narasimhan held a series of meeting with central leaders in the national capital on 23 October 2013.
Summoned by the Centre for consultations before the efforts to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh are intensified, Narasimhan held separate meetings with
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Narasimhan first met Chidambaram, who is a member of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted to work out modalities for formation of the Telangana state. During the meeting, which lasted for 30 minutes, the governor is believed to have discussed various issues that may arise post-bifurcation. The governor later called on the UPA chairperson and briefed her on the latest situation in the state in the wake of the decision to carve Telangana state. He is learnt to have presented a report on the bifurcation issue.[12] The Telugu Desam Party has taken strong exception to Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan's meetings with Congress top leaders in New Delhi and questioned if it was part of his official duties.
Leader of opposition in
During the controversial president rule from 1 May 2014 to 1 June 2014, he, as Governor of undivided Andhra Pradesh, issued many extra constitutional government orders without having taken approval from the Parliament under article 356(1) or sanction of parliament under article 357(1) of the constitution.[15] He took oath of office as state governor to preserve, protect and defend the constitution and the law.
On 13 June 2017 Narasimhan became longest serving
References
- ^ "SHRI E.S.L. Narasimhan". Official Website of Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to the official Website of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Raj Bhavan". governor.tsap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "New Governors Appointed In 5 States, Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Gets Telangana". NDTV.com. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Sex sting fallout: Chhattisgarh governor gets additional charge of Andhra". The Times of India. 27 December 2009.
- ^ PTI (1 June 2014). "TRS chief KCR to be sworn-in as first CM of Telangana on Monday". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Directors of Intelligence Bureau" (PDF). 16 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Shekhar Dutt sworn in as Chhattisgarh governor". New Kerala. 23 January 2010.
- ^ "ESL Narasimhan's stint as India's longest-serving governor comes to an end". The News Minute. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Narasimhan takes over as Andhra governor". Hindustan Times. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011.
- ^ "Narasimhan to take oath as Chhattisgarh Governor on Jan. 25", The Hindu, 21 January 2007.
- Indo Asian News Service. 25 January 2007. Archived from the originalon 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
- ^ "Andhra governor calls on Sonia Gandhi, Shinde". Oneindia. 23 October 2013.
- ^ PTI (24 October 2013). "TDP criticises AP Governor for meeting Congress leaders in Delhi". Oneindia. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "TDP flays AP Guv for meeting Cong leaders in Delhi". Press Trust of India. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh mired in President rule imbroglio". The Times of India. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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