E. S. L. Narasimhan | |
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| 1stGovernor of Telangana | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 7 September 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Preceded by | Himself(additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Governor of Telangana | |
(Additional Charge) | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| 20th Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 27 December 2009 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Konijeti Rosaiah Kiran Kumar Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Preceded by | N. D. Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 3rdGovernor of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 25 January 2007 – 27 December 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Krishna Mohan Seth |
| Succeeded by | Shekhar Dutt |
| Director ofIntelligence Bureau | |
| In office February 2005 – December 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1945-11-04)4 November 1945 (age 79)[1][2] Madras Presidency,British India (nowTamil Nadu, India) |
| Spouse | Vimala Narasimhan |
| Alma mater | Presidency College,Madras Law College |
Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan (born 4 November 1945) is an Indian former civil servant and politician who served as the firstGovernor ofTelangana.[3][4] He assumed office of theGovernor of Andhra Pradesh on 8 December 2009 until 23 July 2019 making him the longest-serving governor of the state. Later he took on 2 June 2014 as the 1stGovernor of Telangana as additional charge.[5] A retiredIndian Police Service officer, he previously served as the Director of theIntelligence Bureau from February 2005 to December 2006.[6] He also served as theGovernor of Chhattisgarh from 2007 to 2009.[7] Narasimhan served as governor for 12 years making him the longest-serving governor in India.[8]
Narasimhan was born in Tamil Nadu in 1945. After an initial two years schooling atLittle Flower High School, Hyderabad, he completed his entire education from Chennai. Migrating from Physics to Political science, Narasimhan was awarded the gold medal at theMadras Presidency College. He is also a graduate in Law from theMadras Law College.[9]
Narasimhan belongs to the 1968 batch ofIPS fromAndhra Pradesh cadre. He served as the First Secretary in theEmbassy of India in Moscow from 1981 to 1984. He is highly respected police official.
He worked in theIntelligence Bureau for many years until retiring as the director of the bureau on 31 December 2006.[10] He is also an alumnus of the National Defence College, New Delhi.
On 19 January 2007, Narasimhan was appointedGovernor of Chhattisgarh, and took office on 25 January.[11] On 27 December 2009, he took additional charge asactingGovernor of Andhra Pradesh, fromNarayan Dutt Tiwari, who resigned after asex scandal.[4] On 23 January 2010, he was formally appointed to the governorship of Andhra Pradesh, upon leaving office in Chhattisgarh.[7]
With the process for formation of a separateTelangana state entering crucial phase,Andhra Pradesh governor Narasimhan held a series of meeting with central leaders in the national capital on 23 October 2013.
Summoned by the Centre for consultations before the efforts to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh are intensified, Narasimhan held separate meetings withUnited Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairpersonSonia Gandhi, Union Home MinisterSushilkumar Shinde and Union Finance MinisterP Chidambaram.
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Narasimhan first met Chidambaram, who is a member of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted to work out modalities for formation of theTelangana state. During the meeting, which lasted for 30 minutes, the governor is believed to have discussed various issues that may arise post-bifurcation. The governor later called on the UPA chairperson and briefed her on the latest situation in the state in the wake of the decision to carve Telangana state. He is learnt to have presented a report on the bifurcation issue.[12] TheTelugu Desam Party has taken strong exception to Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan's meetings with Congress top leaders inNew Delhi and questioned if it was part of his official duties.
Leader of opposition inAndhra Pradesh Legislative Council andTelugu Desam Party politburo memberYanamala Ramakrishnudu criticised the governor for meetingAICC general secretaryDigvijay Singh inNew Delhi in October 2013. "Why should the governor go to Digvijay's residence and brief him? Is it part of governor's official duties?", Yanamala questioned. He alleged the governor was "doing the rounds of Congress leaders' houses" carrying official files. "Is the governor going to decide the fate of 8.47 crore Telugu people?", Yanamala said.[13][14]
During the controversial president rule from 1 May 2014 to 1 June 2014, he, as Governor of undivided Andhra Pradesh, issued many extra constitutional government orders without having taken approval from the Parliament underarticle 356(1) or sanction of parliament under article 357(1) of the constitution.[15] He took oath of office as state governor to preserve, protect and defend the constitution and the law.
On 13 June 2017 Narasimhan became longest servingGovernor of Andhra Pradesh by surpassingKrishan Kant.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Director of the Intelligence Bureau January 2005 - December 2006 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Chhattisgarh 25 January 2007 – 23 January 2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Andhra Pradesh 28 December 2009 – 23 July 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by State Created | Governor of Telangana 2 June 2014 - 31 August 2019 | Succeeded by |
