Who Is Tamilisai Soundararajan? The Newly Appointed Lt Governor Of Pondy

Who Is Tamilisai Soundararajan? Tamilisai Soundararajan who is the current and second governor of Telangana was sworn in as Lt Governor of Puducherry, the Union Territory, on Thursday. She will be the fifth woman to hold the post.

Soundararajan has been given the additional charge of the Union Territory after former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was removed from the post. She was appointed as the Governor of Telangana on 1 September 2019. Her father, Kumari Ananthan, was a Member of Parliament.

Puducherry: Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, an additional charge as she already holds the position of Telangana Governor. CM V Narayanasamy was also present at the ceremony

Kiran Bedi was recently removed as the Lt Governor of Puducherry pic.twitter.com/AAdewsb9jY

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The Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee administered the oath of office. A simple function was held at the Raj Nivas.

Here are five things to know about Tamilisai Soundararajan:

• Soundararajan who was born in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu is an Indian medical doctor. Her husband is also a doctor.
• Prior to her appointment as the Governor of Telangana she was the National Secretary and Tamil Nadu State Unit President of the BJP.
• Soundararajan studied at Ethiraj College for Women and did her MBBS at Madras Medical College, Chennai. She specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology from MGR Medical University, Chennai. Further, she went to Canada for training in sonology and FET therapy.
• She worked as an assistant professor at Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai for five years before coming into politics.
• Soundararajan has contested two Assembly elections and Parliament elections, unsuccessfully. In the general election (2019), she lost against Kanimozhi.