Chennai: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah was today sworn-in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Madras High Court Chief Justice M Y Eqbal administered the oath of office to Rosaiah at a function in Raj Bhavan in Chennai. He succeeds Surjit Singh Barnala. The brief function was attended by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her cabinet colleagues among others. Soon after he was sworn-in, Jayalalithaa and Justice Eqbal presented bouquets to him.

78-year old Rosaiah, a veteran Congress leader of Andhra Pradesh, brings with him a vast political and ministerial experience having served as Chief Minister from September 3, 2009, to November 24, 2010, besides being a minister in successive Congress governments in the state since 1979.