P. S. Ramamohan Rao

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P. S. Ramamohan Rao (born 31 July 1934) is a former Indian civil servant. He served as the honorable Governor of Tamil Nadu from 18 January 2002 to 4 November 2004. [1] He enlisted in the Indian Police Service in October 1956. He is a retired Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh. [2] He was awarded the Indian Police Medal in 1974 and the President's Police Medal in 1982.

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  1. Indian states since 1947, (Worldstatesmen, September 16, 2008)
  2. TN Governor Ramamohan Rao resigns, (The Times of India, September 16, 2008)