Delighted to be in Goa, says Raju after becoming state's 22nd governor
Former civil aviation minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, a seasoned TDP leader, was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Goa on Saturday. Raju said that he would work with the people of the state to make India second to none in the world.
Raju was administered the oath of office by the Bombay high court chief justice Alok Aradhe at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan. The ceremony was attended by chief minister Pramod Sawant, leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, Union minister of state Shripad Naik, Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade, cabinet ministers, MLAs, and others.
After the swearing-in ceremony, Raju said, 'I am delighted to be in Goa. I am delighted to swear by the Constitution of India to serve the people of the country and Goans in particular.
We all work as a team. I am delighted to be associated with Goans. I don't know the local language, though, but this is my first assignment in the state.'
Raju added, 'In political structure, I was a seven-time legislator of Andhra Pradesh before it was bifurcated into two states. I had a short stint in Parliament and in and out as minister in govt and in opposition.'
He also said, 'I got enriched particularly with this experience, and I hope to get further enriched by the experiences of the lovely people.
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I am looking forward to working for you, working with you rather, 'for you' is mind terminology, because if people don't work with govt, our democracy will be in peril, and we don't want that kind of situation. We want everyone to work unitedly. When we unite, we are second to none in the world.
My appeal to people is to let us work and make India second to none in the world.'
Raju replaced P S Sreedharan Pillai, who held the gubernatorial position since July 2021. Raju, 74, belongs to the royal Pusapati family of Vizianagaram. He served as civil aviation minister from May 27, 2014 to March 10, 2018 under PM Narendra Modi.
Sawant congratulated the new governor and said that his vast experience in administration would help him in running the state. 'He will guide us in running the administration,' he said.
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