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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meghalaya-governor-v-shanmuganathan-resigns/articleshow/56799574.cms Meghalaya governor quits on ‘ladies club’ charge Manosh Das | TNN | Updated: Jan 27, 2017, 01.28 AM IST SHILLONG: Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigned tonight after employees of the Raj Bhavan here demanded his removal for "seriously compromising" the dignity of the gubernatorial office. Governor House officials confirmed that the 67-year-old Shanmuganathan, who has been accused of sexual harassment, tendered his resignation from the Constitutional post. Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, who leads a Congress government in the state, had said earlier in the day said that he was waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home Ministry to take a decision following accusation of sexual harassment by the governor. Almost 100 Raj Bhavan staff here petitioned President Pranab Mukherjee, the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister seeking their intervention to remove the Governor and restore the dignity of the Raj Bhavan. The employees had alleged that Shanmuganathan had "seriously compromised the dignity of the Raj Bhavan and made it a 'young ladies club'. "It has become a place where young ladies come and go at will on direct orders of the Governor... Many of them have direct access to his bedroom," the petition said. An RSS activist, Shanmuganathan, who took over as the Governor of Meghalaya in May 2015, today attended a Republic Day celebration in Arunachal Pradesh, whose additional charge he holds since November last year following the removal of J P Rajkhowa. Women activists had begun a signature campaign in Shillong seeking Shanmuganathan's removal. The campaign, spearheaded by the Civil Society Women Organisation (CSWO) and Thma u Rangli (TUR), was launched following reports of inappropriate behavior by the Governor. A woman job aspirant had also accused the governor of making advances when she had appeared for an interview at the Raj Bhavan. Shanmuganathan had also courted controversy in Imphal in August last year when he had asked reputed intellectuals of Manipur to write a 100-word definition on culture to obtain an invitation of tea with him. He was then holding the additional charge of Manipur Governor. He had then received a hard-hitting response from noted Manipuri film maker Aribam Syam Sharma. In an open letter to him, Sharma virtually termed the Governor's remark as uncivilized and uncultured. Within few days, the centre had removed him from Imphal Raj Bhavan. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
