National and International Appointments

Narayan Rane, Manohar Joshi, and A R Antulay have all served as Chief Ministers of Maharashtra. Ganesh Naik, while a prominent politician who held ministerial portfolios, was never the Chief Minister. The question asks for the exception among these names.

Rajesh Tope served as the Minister for Higher & Technical Education in Maharashtra. Note that cabinet compositions change over time, so this answer reflects the political configuration when the question was written. The other options are politicians who held different portfolios or served in different time periods.

Suresh Nanda was arrested in 2008 in connection with the Barak Missile Scandal, which involved alleged corruption in defense procurement. The case related to the supply of missile systems for the Indian Navy and involved allegations of kickbacks and irregularities in the procurement process.

Mayawati faced charges in the Taj Heritage Corridor case, which involved alleged financial irregularities in a construction project near the Taj Mahal. The project aimed to build a corridor between the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, but was halted by the Supreme Court due to environmental concerns.

Jagannath Mishra, a former Chief Minister of Bihar, was also accused in the Fodder Scam (Chara Ghotala) alongside Laloo Prasad Yadav. This massive scandal involved the fraudulent withdrawal of approximately Rs. 900 crore from treasury funds through fake animal husbandry-related bills.

Natwar Singh was sacked as India's External Affairs Minister following the UN Oil-for-Food Programme scandal. The Volcker Committee report named him as a non-contractual beneficiary of illegal oil allocations from the Saddam Hussein regime during the humanitarian program.

By convention and statutory provisions, the Governor of a state serves as the Chancellor of state universities including Mumbai University. This is a ceremonial role where the Governor is the titular head of the university.