Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday tendered her resignation from the post of Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The development was confirmed by the Puducherry Raj Bhavan. According to reports, she is likely to contest the upcoming general elections.
"The Hon'ble Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has tendered her resignation with immediate effect. The resignation has been submitted to the Honourable President of India," an official communique said.
Who is Tamilisai Soundararajan?
Soundararajan, who was former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, was appointed as Telangana Governor in September 2019. She was given an additional charge as L-G of Puducherry after Kiran Bedi was removed.
Soundararajan, daughter of veteran Congressman Kumari Ananthan, was in the BJP for over two decades before she was sent as Governor. Hailing from the influential Nagar community, Tamilisai lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to DMK’s Kanimozhi by a huge margin in Thoothukudi.
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