Ex-CEC Gopalaswami new chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation

October 22, 2014 04:10 pm | Updated May 23, 2016 04:33 pm IST - New Delhi

Former CEC N. Gopalaswami has been appointed as Chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai. A file photo: V.Sreenivasa Murthy.

Former CEC N. Gopalaswami has been appointed as Chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai. A file photo: V.Sreenivasa Murthy.

The government has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami as the new chairman of the governing board of the Chennai-based Kalakshetra Foundation.

The Ministry of Culture stated in a notification on Tuesday that Mr. Gopalaswami has been appointed for a term of five years, according to a release from New Delhi.

Earlier, on June 3 the government had accepted the resignation of Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi from the chairmanship of the foundation.

Mr. Gandhi, the former West Bengal governor, had submitted his resignation on May 21 this year, the release added.

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