V. Viswanathan
Venkata Viswanathan | |
|---|---|
| 5th Chief Commissioner of Delhi | |
| In office 1964 – 7 September 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Bhagwan Sahay |
| Succeeded by | Aditya Nath Jha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1909 |
| Died | 16 January 1987 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Central College, Bangalore, University College London, Balliol College, Oxford |
Venkata Viswanathan (25 January 1909Governor of Kerala from 15 May 1967 to 31 March 1973.[7]
Viswanathan hailed from Thrikkaderi in
University College, London and at the Balliol College, Oxford before joining the Indian Civil Service in 1930.[1]
Viswanathan had a reputation of being the ‘eyes and ears of
Kerala Legislature. The then government rejected his draft and insisted that he read the address which the government had prepared. The Governor complied with this demand.[10] In September 1968, Viswanathan made attempts to persuade EMS to resign.[11]
During his tenure, EMS Namboodiripad and
Chief Ministers.[12]
He was also a part of the five member Committee of Governors constituted by V V Giri to look into norms, functions and powers of the Governors of States.[13]
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- ^ Diary of National Events 1987-88 Archived 2014-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (pdf)
- ^ India, a reference annual. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. 1990.
- ^ Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation , Thomas Johnson Nossiter. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles 1982. pp. 219.
- ^ "States of India since 1947".
- ^ "Governor House, Himachal Pradesh, India - Governors of Himachal Pradesh". Himachalrajbhavan.nic.in. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Previous Governors". Rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Kerala / Palakkad News : Sankaranarayanan leaves for Delhi today". The Hindu. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Kerala P.S.C Question _ 012 ~ Psc Question Bank". Pscquestionbank.com. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Of Governors and their own addresses". The Hindu. 6 July 2001. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation , Thomas Johnson Nossiter. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles 1982. pp. 246, 247.
- ^ Kerala Legislature. "General Info - Kerala Legislature". Niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "Appointing a PM". Frontlineonnet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.