AGARTALA, May 17 (TIWN): With new interim Governor of Tripura Tathagoto Roy to arrive here in Tripura to take the charge of Governor, Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, who took the oath of office and secrecy as Governor of Tripura on July 21, 2014 was given farewell by the state govt. here on Sunday at Agartala Raj Bhawan.

On behalf of the state govt. Tribal Welfare Minister Aghore Debbarma on Sunday presented token of mementos and formal  farewell to Acharya.

However, on May 18 Acharya would be given a final guard of honour after which he would leave the state at 2.30pm Flight.

During the farewell programme on Sunday Governor P B Acharya expressed his pleasure over his experience in Tripura said, “I had a very good experience here in Tripura with its beautiful environment all around comprising of the entire North East.”

Adding to that Acharya said that Tripura comprises of enormous stockade of natural resources especially with gases under its valuable land. He hoped that the Kokborok language here in Tripura would be further developed.

During the programme on Sunday, ICA Minister Bhanulal Saha, PWD Minister Badal Chowdhury, Urban Developement Minister Manik Dey, AMC Mayor Dr. Prafullajit Sinha, MP Shankar Prasad Dutta, Chief Secretary Y P Singh, Tripura University Vice Chancellor Dr. Anjan Kumar Ghosh and others remained present to bid farewell to Acharya. 

The former Governor along with family would depart from the Governor house at 2.30 pm on May 18. Reportedly the new Governor Tathagata Roy will take oath on May 19.

Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya in his valuable speech mentioned that he has spent a very pleasant time with this state. Alongwith this he also mentioned how Tripura is wealthy for its natural resources including oil and gas.  Moreover he sent a message for the state to upgrade the Tribal culture and tribal language. He also expressed his emotions related to Tripura and added if anytime call from Tripura comes to him, he would definitely come forward his hand for help.

Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya was born in 1932, October 8. He was appointed as the Governor of Nagaland, after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted resignation of Tripura Governor Vakkom Purushothaman.He also was the Governor of Assam(Additional Incharge). 

P.B. Acharya was also an activist of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). P.B. Acharya became an active political worker during the Emergency in 1977 and elected as Ward President of Janata Party, Juhu, Mumbai in 1977. In 1991, he was elected as National Executive Member, BJP, in-charge of North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. P.B. Acharya was actively engaged "My Home is India", a for the tribal children from North East, were invited by Mumbai families for education. Several students lived at his residence for 3 to 10 years (1969–79). Shri Acharya is widely travelled and has visited many countries like USA, Canada, Europe, Mexico, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.