Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Mr K Rosaiah was on Friday appointed as the new Tamil Nadu Governor while Jharkhand Governor Mr M O H Farook was shifted to Kerala in a slew of announcements for gubernatorial posts by the President Ms Pratibha Patil.

Mr Konijeti Rosaiah (78) replaces Mr Surjit Singh Barnala who took over the post on June 20, 2006. Rosaiah, a prominent leader from Guntur, assumed charge as AP Chief Minister on September 3, 2009 after the death of the then Chief Minister of the State Y S Rajsekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash, and held the post till November 24, 2010.

The President has also given additional charge of Goa to Maharashtra Governor Mr K Sankaranarayanan, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. Mr Sankaranarayan and Mr Farook will carry on their new assignments till the end of their terms, it said. Their terms will end in January, 2015.

The President has also appointed Mr Ram Naresh Yadav as Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Mr Vakkom Purushothaman as Governor of Mizoram and Mr Syed Ahmed as Governor of Jharkhand. “Their appointments will take effect from the dates they assume their respective charges,” the statement said.