Tamilisai Soundararajan | |
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| 2nd Governor of Telangana | |
| In office 8 September 2019 – 19 March 2024[1] | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Radhakrishnan (additional charge) |
| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | |
(Additional Charge) | |
| In office 18 February 2021 – 19 March 2024[2] | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Kiran Bedi |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Radhakrishnan (additional charge) |
| 6th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 16 August 2014 – 1 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pon Radhakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | L. Murugan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1961[3] Kaliyikkavila, Kanyakumari, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | P. Soundararajan |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Kumari Ananthan (Father) Kumari Krishna (Mother) Vasanthakumar (Paternal Uncle) |
| Residence(s) | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Madras Medical College (MBBS) |
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Tamilisai Soundararajan (born 2 June 1961) is an Indian politician belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She served as the second Governor of Telangana, and also served as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional charge) from 18 February 2021 to 18 March 2024. She was the National Secretary and Tamil Nadu State Unit President of the BJP prior to this appointment.[4][5]
Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from the posts as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry on 18 March 2024 and rejoined BJP in the presence of Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State L. Murugan on 20 March 2024.[6]
- ^ "President Murmu accepts Tamilisai Soundararajan's resignation, Jharkhand Governor gets charge". ANI news. 19 March 2024.
- ^ "President Murmu accepts Tamilisai Soundararajan's resignation, Jharkhand Governor gets charge". ANI news. 19 March 2024.
- ^ Mani, C. D. S. (2 June 2016). "Tamilisai Soundararajan vows to take Modi govt schemes to all villages in TN". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tamilisai Sounderrajan appointed BJP TNEB unit president". The Hindu. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "New BJP chiefs for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Assam". The Economic Times/Times of India. PTI. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP". The Hindu. 20 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.