Puducherry Jan 24 PTI Governor of Telangana Tamilisai Soundararajan who is also holding additional charge as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry would unfurl the national flag on Republic Day in both the places An official source told PTI on Monday that Soundararajan would first unfurl the flag at Telangana and fly to Puducherry to unfurl the flag here When Lt General retd A K Singh was Administrator of Andaman and Nicobar Islands he was entrusted with the additional responsibility of being Lieuteanant Governor of Puducherry in 2014 with Puducherry not having a regular incumbent in the post of Lt Governor then after Virendra Kataria was replaced by Singh in 2014 However Singh unfurled the flag at Andaman and let the then Chief Minister N Rangasamy to hoist the flag in Puducherry in 2015 But now Soundararajan is hoisting the flag in Telangana and Puducherry She is perhaps the only incumbent in the gubernatorial post in the country to have the uncommon opportunity of hoisting the national flag in two places Soundararajan succeeded Kiran Bedi who was shunted out of Puducherry where she was Lieutenant Governor from 2016 to 2021 PTI CORt available NVG NVG

Coimbatore Oct 28 PTI Amid a controversy over Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi reportedly seeking presentations on the implementation of welfare schemes Governor of Telangana Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said it was routine and that she too used to seek such information from both Telangana and Puducherry of which she holds additional charge Soundararajan who was here to congratulate those who had worked to combat the Covid-19 pandemic told reporters that the Governor seeking such details has become a controversy in Tamil Nadu and been politicised in the State Stating that she used to seek the information on the welfare schemes implemented in Telangana and Puducherry she said both the administrations were cooperating with her in this regard The information was collected to present before the Centre at the Governors meeting scheduled on November 11 in New Delhi she pointed out Denying that bomb culture was on the increase in Puducherry she said the law and order situation in the Union Territory was very good and that she has sought detailed information from the DGP Major political parties in Tamil Nadu have objected to Governor seeking the implementation of welfare scheme by terming it as interference in the State administration PTI NVM NVG NVG