West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose resigns in Delhi after 3.5 years in office; RN Ravi to replace him

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday resigned in Delhi after serving 3.5 years in office, according to a Lok Bhavan official.

“I have spent enough time at Governor's office,” Bose told PTI.

Who will replace CV Ananda Bose?

CM Mamata Banerjee took to X and said she was “shocked” and “deeply concerned” when she learnt about Bose's resignation. She said she got to know from Union Home Minister Amit Shah that RN Ravi will replace CV Ananda Bose as Bengal governor.

She said she was not aware of the reasons behind his resignation but added that, given the prevailing circumstances, she would not be surprised if the Governor had been pressured by the Union Home Minister to serve certain political interests ahead of the upcoming State Assembly elections.

She further stated that such actions undermine the spirit of the Constitution of India and strike at the core of the country’s federal structure. Emphasising the need for cooperative federalism, she said the Centre should respect democratic conventions and avoid unilateral decisions that compromise the dignity and autonomy of the states.

Who is RN Ravi?

Born in Patna, Bihar on 3 April 1952, RN Ravi, 73, joined the Indian Police Service in 1976 after a short career in journalism. During his service, he worked with the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau. In 2014, he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, and in October 2018, he became the Deputy National Security Advisor.

Following his retirement from the bureaucracy, Ravi was appointed Governor of Nagaland in August 2019, serving until September 2021. He also held additional charge as Governor of Meghalaya from December 2019 to January 2020. He took oath as the Governor of Tamil Nadu on 18 September 2021.

About CV Ananda Bose?

Born in Mannanam in Kerala’s Kottayam district to freedom fighter PK Vasudevan Nair and Padmavathy Amma, a former government official, CV Ananda Bose, 75, received his early education at St. Ephrem’s School in Mannanam and later studied at Kuriakose Elias College, also in Mannanam, followed by St. Berchmans College in Changanassery. He went on to earn a Ph.D from BITS Pilani.

Ananda Bose is married to LS Lakshmi, and they have a son and a daughter. His daughter, Nandita Bose, passed away from cancer in 2017. A prolific writer, he has authored around 350 publications, including 70 books spanning novels, short stories, and poetry in Malayalam, Hindi, English, and Bengali.

Bose was appointed Governor of West Bengal by President Droupadi Murmu on 17 November, 2022.