India

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan Resigns, Likely To Contest Lok Sabha Polls

Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan sent her resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu on Monday. Tamilisai also resigned from the post of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, following discussions with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership. She is likely to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu.

“The Hon’ble Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Dr.Smt.Tamilisai Soundararajan has tendered her resignation with immediate effect. The resignation has been submitted to the Hon’ble President of India,” Raj Bhavan said in a statement.

Soundararajan’s resignation came on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold an election rally in Telangana’s Jagtial and a roadshow in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore.

“She has been asked to be prepared to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu or Puducherry,” sources said.

Tamilisai took the decision after informing Modi, who had stayed put at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday night, the official said. She expressed her desire to return to active politics by fighting the Lok Sabha elections.

Speculation suggests that Tamilisai is likely to get the BJP’s ticket for the Central Madras constituency, presently held by DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran. However, Puducherry, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Kanyakumari constituencies are being considered as potential options for her candidature.

Tamilisai was appointed as Governor of Telangana on September 1, 2019, and was later given the additional charge of Lt. Governor of Puduchhery on February 18, 2021.

She had served as the BJP’s state president for Tamil Nadu from August 16, 2014, until her appointment as Telangana’s governor.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Tamilisai contested from the Thoothukudi constituency, facing defeat against DMK’s Kanimozhi. Her previous electoral attempt in 2014 saw her contesting from the North Chennai constituency, where she was defeated by DMK’s TKS Elangovan.

OB Bureau
Share
Published by
OB Bureau

Recent Posts

I’m Enjoying Playing Bad Boy, Says Bobby Deol

Mumbai: Actor Bobby Deol’s transformation from hero to anti-hero roles was well received by fans… Read More

1 minute ago

KIIT Announces Scholarship In Memory Of Nepalese Student Prakriti Lamsal

Bhubaneswar: KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta announced on Wednesday that a scholarship would be… Read More

9 minutes ago

1st ICC Meet In 3 Decades Kicks Off In Pakistan Amid Heavy Security; Hosts Disappoint In Opener

Karachi: It was a red-letter day for Pakistan as its dream of hosting a multi-team ICC… Read More

26 minutes ago

Fact Check: Is Actor Ranveer Singh Launching His Production House?

Mumbai: Apart from acting in movies, Ranveer Singh has been involved in multiple ventures. Recently,… Read More

59 minutes ago

Flybrary: India’s First ‘Take A Book’ Library Set Up At Bhubaneswar Airport

Bhubaneswar: In a first of its kind initiative in India, a ‘Take a Book Library’… Read More

1 hour ago

‘Mere Husband Ki Biwi’ Actor Arjun Kapoor Says Love Triangles ‘Not Healthy’

Mumbai: After impressive cine buffs with his negative character in ‘Singham Again’, Arjun Kapoor is… Read More

2 hours ago