Earlier on Sunday, K Sankaranarayanan had told TOI that he would quit if he was shifted to Mizoram.
"I have not yet received the official warrant, but I will not stick to the position of governor bearing the disgrace (of being transferred to Mizoram)," Sankaranarayanan had told TOI in Kochi over phone from Mumbai.
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A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique issued late on Saturday night had said that Sankaranarayanan has been shifted to Mizoram and Gujarat governor OP Kohli has been asked to discharge his duties.
82-year-old Sankaranarayanan, a senior Congress leader, was among the first batch of governors who was telephoned by home secretary Anil Goswami to put in his papers after change of government at the Centre. His tenure would have ended in 2017.
After a nudge from the home secretary, Sankaranarayanan had said in June that he will consider quitting if asked by an "appropriate authority".
"No post is permanent in a democracy. If a person having appropriate authority calls me (asking to quit), then I will certainly think over it," he had then stated.
Sankaranarayanan has ruled out moving the courts against his transfer.
Asked whether he was planning to approach court against his transfer, just like his counterpart in Uttarakhand Aziz Qureshi, Sankaranarayanan said, "I don't intend any such battle. I will be returning to my home (in Kerala)".
The 82-year old Sankaranarayanan is a senior Congress politician from Kerala and has held several important posts including that of state minister for finance, agriculture and other portfolios. He was also the convenor of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Congress-led ruling combine in Kerala.
He was first appointed governor of Nagaland, and then moved to Jharkhand. His first posting as governor of Maharashtra was on January 22, 2010.
(With inputs from PTI)
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