Tamilisai Soundararajan
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (born 2 June 1961) is an Indian doctor and politician. She was the 2nd Governor of Telangana from September 2019 until March 2024. She was also the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional charge) from 2021 until 2024.[4][5] She was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party until September 2019.
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) |
| 10th 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
(aged 64)[3] Kaliyikkavila, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | P. Soundararajan |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Kumari Ananthan (Father) Kumari Krishna (Mother) Vasanthakumar (Paternal Uncle) |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Madras Medical College (MBBS) |
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Tamilisai Soundararajan Media
Soundararajan presenting books to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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References
- ↑ President Murmu accepts Tamilisai Soundararajan's resignation, Jharkhand Governor gets charge. 19 March 2024. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/president-murmu-accepts-tamilisai-soundararajans-resignation-jharkhand-governor-gets-charge20240319122511.[dead link]
- ↑ President Murmu accepts Tamilisai Soundararajan's resignation, Jharkhand Governor gets charge. 19 March 2024. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/president-murmu-accepts-tamilisai-soundararajans-resignation-jharkhand-governor-gets-charge20240319122511.[dead link]
- ↑ Mani, C. D. S. (2 June 2016). Tamilisai Soundararajan vows to take Modi govt schemes to all villages in TN. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/TN-BJP-chief-Tamilisai-Soundararajan-turns-55-vows-to-take-Modi-govt-schemes-to-all-villages-in-state/articleshow/52558365.cms.
- ↑ "Tamilisai Sounderrajan appointed BJP TNEB unit president". The Hindu. 17 August 2014. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamilisai-sounderrajan-appointed-bjp-tn-unit-president/article6324160.ece. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "New BJP chiefs for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Assam". The Economic Times/Times of India. 16 August 2014. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-bjp-chiefs-for-madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh-tamil-nadu-and-assam/articleshow/40316805.cms. Retrieved 27 September 2017.