PUDUCHERRY: Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday made it clear that she is interested to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Puducherry but said that it is upto the prime minister and home minister to decide on her role.
“My desire is to be a people’s representative but I will abide by the decision of the PM and home minister,” she said at a press conference at Raj Nivas organised on her completion of three years in the office.
In the face of opposition from various quarters, including some BJP members, against fielding someone from another state in Puducherry, Dr Soundararajan said that she has always considered Puducherry as her own place.
“This place has historic association with people from other states like Sri Aurobindo and Subramaniya Bharathi. I have always gone beyond my role as L-G and functioned as a sister to the people here,” she said and cited her active role in the UT during the pandemic. “Considering me as an outsider really hurts me,” she added.
Referring to the remark of Speaker R Selvam that there is a delay in clearing the file pertaining to construction of new legislative Assembly, the L-G said she was looking at options to reduce the cost of construction.
A book commemorating her three years as the L-G was released during the event.