Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, the Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, resigned from her positions on Monday amidst speculation that she might run for the Lok Sabha elections in either Tamil Nadu or Puducherry.
Soundararajan sent her resignation to President of India Droupadi Murmu on Monday morning following discussions with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership, said a Raj Bhavan official.
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Tamilisai Soundararajan to Ready for Lok Sabha Elections in Tamil Nadu
“She has been ask (by the BJP leadership) to prepare for contesting in the Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu or Puducherry,” the official quote.
The official said Soundararajan took the decision after informing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had stayed put in Raj Bhavan on Saturday night. She expressed her desire to return to active politics by fighting the Lok Sabha elections. “ In all probability, she might contest from Puducherry, Chennai (central) or Tuthukudi. She will take a final call after getting clearance from the BJP national leadership,” the official.
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Soundararajan Awaits Decision on Lok Sabha Candidacy from Puducherry
Earlier in February, Soundararajan, who was the BJP Tamil Nadu unit president before being sent to Telangana as the governor, express her desire to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Puducherry but said it was up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to decide her role.
“My desire is to be a people’s representative, but I will abide by the decision of the Prime Minister and the home minister,” she told reporters at Puducherry on completing three years as the lieutenant governor.
She said she would prefer Puducherry, as she always felt it was her hometown.
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