La. Ganesan

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La. Ganesan
17th Governor of Manipur
Assumed office
27 August 2021
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief MinisterN. Biren Singh
Preceded byGanga Prasad
(Additional Charge)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
6 October 2016 – 2 April 2018
Leader of the HouseArun Jaitley
Preceded byNajma Heptullah
Succeeded byKailash Soni
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1945-02-16) 16 February 1945 (age 76)
Thanjavur, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
EducationS.S.L.C.
ProfessionPolitician

La. Ganesan (born 16 February 1945) is an Indian politician and incumbent Governor of Manipur since August 27, 2021.[1] Prior to governor, he was senior leader of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life[]

He was born on February 16, 1945, as son of Ilakumirakavan and Alamelu in Tamil Brahmin family. He grew up in the warmth of his brother after losing his father at a young age. He joined the RSS and left his job without getting married and returned to public life as a full-time activist.[2][3]

Political career[]

Before being appointed as the General Secretary of TN BJP unit, he was a Pracharak in RSS.[4] He escaped from the police during The Emergency of the 1970s and lived in hiding for about a year.[5] He then served as the National Secretary and then as the Vice President of BJP at the national level.[6] Later he was selected as the President of BJP's Tamil Nadu state unit.

He is a former Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. He replaced the former union minister Najma Heptulla as an Member of parliament in Rajya sabha from Madhya Pradesh.[7]

On 22nd August 2021, He was appointed as 17th Governor of Manipur by President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind.[8] He sworn in as the 17th Governor of Manipur at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Imphal on August 27, 2021. He was administered the oath of office by Honourable Chief Justice of Manipur High Court PV Sanjay Kumar. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, Ministers, and legislators were present in the ceremonial function.

Controversy[]

Speech about Tamil Nadu[]

Ganesan's comments on protests launched by locals against extraction of hydrocarbons at Neduvasal village in Tamil Nadu sparked a controversy in 2017 when he said, “There is nothing wrong in sacrificing a state for the welfare of the country."[9][10]

Attack on Kirubanidhi[]

Kirubanidhi, the first Dalit president of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, along with La Ganesan went to Indore, Madhya Pradesh to participate in the BJP national council's meeting in 2003. After the meeting, La Ganesan allegedly started abusing Kirubanidhi verbally by calling his caste name. Even though Kirubanidhi tried to pacify him, Ganesan reportedly twisted Kirubanidhi's arm. Later on an interview, Kirubanidhi said the fight was over the misuse of funds by La Ganesan that he had pointed out.[11][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Quint, The (22 August 2021). "BJP Leader La Ganesan Appointed as New Governor of Manipur". TheQuint. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "தலைவர் 11 தகவல்கள்: இல.கணேசன்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ "கவர்னராகிறார் இல.கணேசன்; முழு வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு - Dinamalar Tamil News". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Munde lobbies for Mahajan's post, but RSS has other plans". The Indian Express. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b சுதா, ஐஷ்வர்யா (22 August 2021). "தஞ்சாவூர் கணேசன் மணிப்பூர் ஆளுநரான கதை!". tamil.abplive.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ "By elevating Ganesan, BJP hopes to strengthen State unit". The Indian Express. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Rajya Sabha: BJP's iLa Ganesan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal News - Times of India".
  8. ^ "Senior BJP leader La. Ganesan appointed as new governor of Manipur". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ஹைட்ரோ கார்பன் திட்டம் குறித்து பொன்.ராதாகிருஷ்ணன், இல.கணேசன் கருத்து". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ^ "La Ganesan, ex-RSS pracharak and Tamil Nadu BJP chief, made Manipur governor". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ Vignessh (13 March 2020). "Will BJP's Murugan experiment go the Kirubanidhi way?". The Federal. Retrieved 10 August 2020.


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