Najma Heptulla to be sworn in as governor of Manipur today

August 21, 2016 08:29

Najma Heptulla will be sworn in as the Governor of Manipur at Raj Bhavan, officials said.

She will be administered the oath of office by acting chief justice of the high court of Manipur R R Prasad at 11.30 am on Sunday.

Heptulla arrived in Manipur on Saturday at Imphal International Airport where she was received by state Chief Secretary O Nabakishore, Director General of Police L M Khaute and other officials.

Heptulla, 76, had last month resigned as Minority Affairs Minister from the Union Cabinet.

The resignation had come as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have set an unwritten writ of '75-year age bar' for ministers.

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