Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked

New Delhi: Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi was sacked on Saturday, the authorities said.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday directed that "Aziz Qureshi shall cease to hold the office of the governor of Mizoram and appointed Keshari Nath Tripathi, governor of West Bengal, to discharge the functions of the governor of Mizoram", an official statement said.