The former West Bengal Governor, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, in a communication to The Hindu, says: “I extend my warmest congratulations to Shri M.K. Narayanan on his taking over as Governor of West Bengal. Shri Narayanan brings to his office a formidable body of knowledge and insight into issues that are of vital concern to the region, apart from the attributes of a warm human being and connoisseur of arts and literature. I offer to him my best wishes for a most fulfilling term as Governor.”