Summary:
Chennai, Sep 18 (PTI) Ravindra Narayan Ravi was on Saturday sworn-in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu, succeeding Banwarilal Purohit who has since been shifted to Punjab.
Ravi, shifted from Nagaland, said he saw his new role more as an opportunity than a challenge.
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Sanjib Banerjee administered the oath of office to Ravi at an official ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan here.
Chief Minister M K Stalin, his cabinet colleagues, Leader of Opposition K Palaniswami and others participated at the swearing-in.
He is the 26th Governor of the state.
President Ram Nath Kovind had last week appointed Ravi, a former IPS officer, as the governor of the state.