Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandra Sekhar Rao extended a warm and affectionate farewell to outgoing Governor ESL Narasimhan and Lady Governor Vimala Narasimhan at Pragathi Bhavan on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion KCR said that it’s really a painful moment to lose the services of Narasimhan.

         He also said that Narasimhan has a good understanding and awareness of the background of the Telangana movement, the formation and the Journey of the new state. He also said that the respect we gave to Narasimhan will be extended to the new Governor also. We will protect the prestige of Raj Bhavan. The outgoing Governor in his emotional reply on the occasion of farewell said that, he found the qualities of giving respect to elders showing humanity when someone is in distress and living up to the faith in KCR. When I called him in sometimes and said Namaskaram, he would immediately tell me elders should not say Namaskaram to the younger, said Narasimhan.

     KCR take care of everything, when on the day of his mother passes away and also arranged a helicopter to immerse the ashes of his mother, he recalled. My name is Narasimhan and I had lived upto my name or else people would say I didn’t live upto my name. Hence sometimes I had to put on the Narasimha avatar, he said.

       KCR and his cabinet ministers, officials gave a warm send off to Governor Narasimhan at the Begumpet Airport, and honoured with guard of honour. Later the Governor went Chennai in a special flight on Saturday evening.