🦩Law Minister Kiren Rijiju bid Friday farewell to outgoing Attorney General K K Venugopal.
ꦫVenugopal's successor, R Venkataramani, will assume the office of the Attorney General of India on Saturday.
🙈"Emotional farewell to the outgoing Attorney General for India & warm welcome to new Attorney General," Rijiju tweeted Friday night.
𒊎He thanked "legendary advocate" Venugopal for rendering the most valuable service to the nation.
♚He also extended his best wishes to Venkataramani.
𒊎Senior advocate Venkataramani, 72, was appointed as the government's top law officer on Wednesday. His three-year term begins Saturday.
💯Venugopal, 91, had expressed his unwillingness to continue in the constitutional post due to his advanced age.
(Inputs from PTI)
