Odisha’s Governor-designate Hari Babu Kambhampati arrived at the Bhubaneswar airport in a special plane on Thursday afternoon.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CMs KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, ACS Home Satyabrata Sahu and DGP Y B Khurania were among those present at the airport to welcome him.
At the airport, a Guard of Honour was given to Shri Kambhampati.
After reaching the airport, Shri Kambhampati directly went to Puri where he visited the Shree Jagannath temple in the evening even though he was scheduled to visit the temple tomorrow morning.
“Took the divine blessings of Mahaprabhu Jagannath ji, Bhagwan Balabhadra, and Maa Subhadra at Puri before assuming the responsibility of Governor of Odisha. May their grace guide me in serving the people of this sacred land with dedication and humility,” the Governor-Designate said on X.
Chief Administrator Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration, Dr.Arabinda Kumar Padhee made all the arrangments for smooth Darshan of Trinity by the Governor Designate.
He will spend the night at Puri Raj Bhavan and return to Bhubaneswar tomorrow morning to take oath as the new Governor of Odisha. He will be administered the oath by Orissa High Court Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh at 10.15 AM.
Shri Kambhampati, a teacher-turned-politician, was the governor of Mizoram in his last assignment.
President Droupadi Murmu on December 24, 2024, appointed Mizoram Governor Shri Kambhampati as the new Governor of Odisha. He is going to replace Raghubar Das who recently relinquished his post citing personal reasons.
