Veteran politician Banwarilal Purohit appointed TN Governor

New Delhi, Sept 30: Banwarilal Purohit, who was on Saturday appointed Tamil Nadu Governor, is a veteran in Maharashtra politics. A two-time Congress MP and one-time BJP MP from Nagpur, Mr Purohit was in August 2016 appointed as the Governor of Assam. He is a public personality involved in social, political, educational and industrial fields of Vidarbha in Maharashtra. Purohit is also credited with the revival of ‘The Hitavada’, an English daily founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a mentor to Mahatma Gandhi. His appointment as the Tamil Nadu Governor comes at a crucial time when the AIADMK government is facing the possibility of a floor test after TTV Dinakaran-supported MLAs raised the banner of rebellion. UNI