THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Governor R S Gavai, who demitted office after a three-year tenure in the state, was accorded a warm farewell on Wednesday. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Speaker G Karthikeyan, Industries Minister P K Kunhalikutty and ST Welfare Minister P K Jayalakshmi and top government officials were present at the airport to bid farewell to Gavai and wife Kamaltai Gavai who left by an afternoon flight to Mumbai.
M O H Farook will be sworn in as the new Governor of the state on Thursday. Chief Justice J Chelameswar will administer the oath of office to the new Governor at a function to be held at Raj Bhavan at 10 am on Thursday. Farook arrived in an evening flight from Chennai.