New Delhi. Former Governor of Telangana Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan is ready to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has taken this step after resigning from the post of Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. After his arrival at the BJP office in Tamil Nadu, firecrackers were burst. He said, “I am happy to see the growth of BJP in Tamil Nadu. The alliance we have formed in the state reflects development.”
Sundararajan has been the President of Tamil Nadu BJP. There is a possibility that his name may be in the third list of BJP candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. He faced a massive defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections against the DMK candidate from Kanyakumari. Now there is a possibility that he may be fielded as a BJP candidate.
Who is Tamilisai Sundararajan?
Tamilisai Sundararajan, a doctor by profession, started her career as a women’s health specialist. She is the daughter of former Congress leader Kumari Anandan. Politics runs in his family as his uncle H. Vasanthakumar was also in politics and was from Congress. She was active in student politics during her time at Madras Medical College. Initially, he also served as the secretary of the local medical wing of the party.