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| Kyndiah: new role |
Shillong, June 3 : Former Union tribal affairs minister P.R. Kyndiah, who opted out of the recent Lok Sabha elections, will be rewarded with the post of governor.
A state Congress source today said as a reward for opting out of the fray from the Shillong Lok Sabha seat and giving a chance to newcomer Vincent Pala, the former MP will be appointed a governor.
The source added that he was likely to be posted either in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh or Goa.
Soon after he decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections, Kyndiah said he would remain in active politics.
Kyndiah took his decision primarily because of his advanced years. Moreover, he wanted to give the younger generation a chance.
Kyndiah had won the Shillong Lok Sabha seat in 1998 and also the midterm poll in 1999. He was re-elected from Shillong in 2004 and became a cabinet minister in the UPA government.
For a few years, he had served as the DoNER minister besides having the post of Union tribal affairs ministry.
From 1993 to 1998, he had served as the governor of Mizoram.
Kyndiah started his political career in the seventies.
He was cabinet minister of Meghalaya four times from 1975 to 1988 and also served as the Speaker of the Meghalaya Assembly from 1989 to 1993.