Sankaranarayanan resigns as Maharashtra Governor, says won't go to Mizoram

K Sankaranarayanan resigned as the Governor of Maharashtra on Sunday and categorically said that he would not go to Mizoram.

An official release by President Pranab Mukherjee's office earlier in the day stated that Sankaranarayanan had been transferred to Mizoram for the remainder of his term as Governor.

Stating emphatically that it was impossible for him to go to Mizoram, Sankaranarayanan said that he was resigning from his post.

"I have sent my resignation to the honourable President of India. The reason you know very well; it is not important to explain," he told the media here.

"As Governor, I never played politics, and I was friendly with all the political parties, including the BJP, but from today, I will have politics," he added.

Sankaranarayanan further said, "There might be many reasons why I resigned but I cannot say anything because I feel that I have to honour the Constitution. From tomorrow, I am a free citizen."

According to reports, Sankaranarayanan had earlier threatened to put in his resignation if transferred, stating that he would no longer wish to be a Governor bearing the "disgrace of being transferred".