Tamilisai Soundararajan

Tamilisai Soundararajan is the 2nd and current Governor of Telangana state. She was born on 02-June-1961 to Kumari Ananthan and Krishna Kumari in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari Kandam. Her father Kumari Ananthan is a Former Member of Parliament, MLA, and senior Congress party leader in Tamil Nadu. Her husband Dr.P.Soundararajan is a Doctor-Professor at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai.

Tamilisai Soundararajan received her MBBS degree from Madras Medical College, Chennai. She also pursued her DGO from Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai, and special training in Sonology and FET therapy in Canada. She started her profession by working as an assistant professor at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai. She has a keen interest in Politics since her childhood. She was elected as a Student Leader during her studies at Madras Medical College.

She started her political career as South Chennai District Medical Wing Secretary in 1999 and held various positions in BJP including State General Secretary Medical Wing in 2001, All India Co-Convenor in 2005, State General Secretary in 2007, State Vice-President in 2010, and National Secretary in 2013. And now, Tamilisai Soundararajan is the President of Tamil Nadu, BJP. She contested in TN Assembly elections in 2006 and 2011 and Lok Sabha poll in 2009 but failed with a very less number of votes.

She conducted a program promoting oratory Skills for students and children, which was broadcast on the Tamil channel Raj TV for more than 10 years. She conducted a weekly program for women in “Doordarshan” Channel which was aired as Magalir Panchayat (Women’s Court) for over 5 years. She Participated in several political debates against other political leaders including Sun TV, NDTV, Times Now, and various local channels. Soundararajan is a supporter of the Metoo movement and has emphasized that any woman who had faced sexual harassment should get justice.

Interesting facts:

• Tamilisai Soundararajan is well known among the public in her locality as a physician for about three decades. She has translated a lot of medical and political articles from English to Tamil for major Tamil dailies and weeklies.
• She is also the main translator in BJP for the speeches of its popular national leaders during their visits to Tamil Nadu. BJP cadres fondly call Tamilisai Soundararajan “Sushmaji of Tamil Nadu.”