Chennai, Dec. 1 -- The Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan was on Monday renamed as Lok Bhavan (People Bhavan) in line with the Centre's decision.
The renaming was done a day after the BJP-led Government at the Centre announced that all Raj Bhavans and Raj Nivas inthe country will be rechristened as Lok Bhavans and Lok Nivas following a request made by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi.
In a press release posted on the X handle, Raj Bhavan said in a significant step towards moving away from colonial nomenclatureand reinforcing the ethos of a people-centric democracy, "Raj Bhavan, Tamil Nadu" is hereby renamed as "Lok Bhavan, Tamil Nadu",with immediate effect.
As formally communicated by the union Home Ministry, the office of the Governor has been redesigna...