SK Singh, Governer of Rajasthan died

SK Singh, Governer of Rajasthan died on Tuesday in a hospital in New Delhi following a brief illness. Singh, 77, is survived by his wife, Manju, and two sons, Shashank and Kanishka. A 1954-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Singh went on to become the Foreign Secretary in 1989. Prior to that, he was India’s longest serving envoy to Pakistan from 1985 to 1989. He took over as the Governor of Rajasthan in September 2007. Earlier, he was Arunachal Pradesh Governor. In the course of his career, he also served as ambassador to Austria, Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon and Cyprus and was the official spokesman of the Government of India.
“He was a very respected and experienced officer. My memories go back to the time when I was a probationer and he used to come to attend meetings. He had immense experience in dealing with the neighbourhood. As someone with a background in history, he was fully informed of the background on any situation,” said former foreign secretary L M Singh. SK Singh is known for his many work as well as a strong opponent of Reservation in Rajasthan.