Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan is going to be sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Puducherry soon. She will be administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. It is learned that President Ramnath Kovind on Tuesday evening issued orders dismissing Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi and handing over additional responsibilities of Puducherry Lieutenant Governor to Tamilisai Soundarajan.
Chief Minister Narayanaswamy, who met the President on the 10th of this month, has asked to recall the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi in the wake of escalating tensions between them. In this context, the President issued orders removing Kiran Bedi as the Lieutenant Governor and handing over additional responsibilities to the Governor of Telangana, Tamilisai Soundarajan.