Decision on entering the LS poll fray depends on guidance from PM, Shah, says Tamilisai

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan discusses potential Lok Sabha candidacy and development initiatives in Puducherry under her leadership.

Without ruling out the possibility of her entering the fray for Lok Sabha elections as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday said her continuance in the gubernatorial post and her candidature for the Parliamentary polls depended on the “guidance given by the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister”.

“I would like to continue to serve people. I have never asked for any position. I am only a karyakarta (ordinary worker) and will work as per the guidance of the higher-ups and God,” she said while interacting with reporters at Raj Nivas after releasing a book on her completion of third year as Lt Governor of Puducherry.

Dr Tamilisai said she has not asked for any seat from Puducherry or Tamil Nadu to contest in the Lok Sabha polls as reported in sections of the media.

“But ever since reports appeared, posters have appeared in Puducherry depicting me as an outsider. My humble request is not to consider me as an outsider. I have not considered this (Puducherry) as another place as the region’s association with stalwarts like Sri Aurobindo and Subramania Bharathi has been historic. My appeal does not mean I am going to contest from here. My continuation as Lt Governor or contesting the election depends on the guidance of Prime Minister and Home Minister. I am only an ordinary worker,” she said.

Clarification on New Assembly complex

Clarifying on the file pertaining the decision on the construction of a new Assembly cum Administrative complex in Puducherry, the Lt Governor said the delay in giving administrative sanction was partly due to scrutiny of files as it involved huge financial expenditure.

She was responding to the recent statement made by Speaker R. Selvam that the file seeking administrative sanction for the construction of the complex was pending at Raj Nivas for the last five months.