Senior Advoacte R. Venkataraman was appointed as a new attorney general.

Appointment was done on wednesday for a period of 3 year

Venkataraman is a supreme court senior advocate.

He  has been practising for 42 years.

In 1982, he started practise in the supreme court.

He was a former president of india in 1987.

In 1984, he was elected as vice president also.

He also served as a state minister.