Former Tamil Nadu BJP president and Nagaland Governor La Ganesan died at around 6:23 pm on Friday at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the death of Ganesan.
Born in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu in 1945, La Ganesan’s association with RSS was already done before his schooling. He joined the BJP in 1991 to increase the party’s Aadhaar in Tamil Nadu and served as the organization secretary, National Secretary, All India Vice President and State President. He was also a Rajya Sabha member representing Bhopal constituency for 18 months.
Ganesan was appointed as the Governor of Manipur from 27 August 2021 to 19 February 2023 and took over the additional charge of the Governor of West Bengal between 18 July 2022 to 17 November 2022. He was sworn in as the Governor of Nagaland on 20 February 2023.