Arlekar to step down tomorrow; Om Prakash Mathur to take oath as Kerala Governor on Friday

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Om Prakash Mathur will be sworn in as the new Governor of Kerala on Friday (October 23). The oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Lok Bhavan auditorium between 12 noon and 12.30 pm. Kerala High Court Chief Justice Soumen Sen will administer the oath of office.

Mathur will become the 29th Governor of Kerala following the appointment of incumbent Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Arlekar will step down from the post on Thursday.

Mathur hails from Bedal village in Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan. He previously served as the Governor of Sikkim. After graduating from the University of Rajasthan, he entered public life as an RSS pracharak. He has also served as the BJP's general secretary in charge of Gujarat and as a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan.