| | His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Thiru Surjit Singh Barnala |
 | | IN 1990, he was appointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu, but due to some differences with the Central Government, he resigned after about a year. |
 | | He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1996 and again 1998 and was appointed as Cabinet Minister with Chemical and Fertilizers and Food and Civil Supplies Portfolios. |
 | | Assumed Office of the Governor of Tamil Nadu on 3rd November 2004. |
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