Banwarilal Purohit was today sworn in as the 25th Governor of Tamil Nadu. At the swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan here, Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice Indira Banerjee administered the oath of office to Purohit.
Shri Purohit A public personality inseparably involved in social, political, educational and industrial fields of Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Purohit had plunged into active politics in 1977.He had won election in Maharashtra Assembly for the first time in 1978 from Nagpur east seat, was re-elected in 1980 from Nagpur south and became a minister in 1982.
In 1984 and 1989, Shri Purohit was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagpur-Kamptee seat and was a member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Defence Ministry.He was re-elected from the Lok Sabha seat in 1996 and served as a member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Home Affairs, Member of Standing Committee on Defence and Member of Public Sector Undertaking Committee.
Shri Purohit is also credited with revival of ‘The Hitavada’, an English daily founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, the mentor of Mahatma Gandhi.Under him ‘The Hitavada’ became a leading newspaper of central India and apart from its headquarters edition at Nagpur the daily also launched editions from Jabalpur, Raipur, and Bhopal.
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes Shri Banwarilal Purohit the very best.