Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan given additional responsibilities of Telangana, Puducherry

President accepts Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan's resignation as Governor of Telangana and Puducherry; C. P. Radhakrishnan appointed as interim replacement.

President of India, Droupadi Murmu on March 19 appointed Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan as Telangana’s Governor and Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor.

Ms. Murmu on March 18 accepted the resignation of Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan who resigned from her posts. She is likely to contest the Lok Sabha election from Tamil Nadu.

“I resigned of my own volition as my desire is to serve the public directly. I want to involve myself in intense public service,” she had said.

Mr. Radhakrishnan thanked Ms. Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving him additional responsibility.

“I am humbled and blessed to be given the additional responsibility to serve as the Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry,” Mr. Radhakrishnan wrote on X.

“I thank from the bottom of my heart to our beloved most respected Honourable President Smt Droupadi Murmu Ji, Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji and Honourable Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji for giving me this great additional responsibility to serve our motherland,” he said.

Mr. Radhakrishnan would discharge the functions of the Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry in addition to his own duties as the Governor of Jharkhand.