Guv drops ‘His Excellency’ tag

SHILLONG: Like his predecessor KK Paul, the new Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan has preferred the use of Hon’ble Governor to “His Excellency” during official functions in the State.
The Principal Secretary to the Governor of Meghalaya said in a statement on Thursday that the salutation “His Excellency” shall, however, continue to be used in interaction with foreign dignitaries.
It was first the President of India  President Mukherjee, who  had approved a new set of protocols to be used as greetings in meetings with dignitaries inside and outside the country and dropped the colonial era words like ‘His Excellency”.