Tamilisai interview: 'Telangana, Puducherry my twin babies'
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Scheme should be implemented in manner acceptable to people: Puducherry Lieutenant-Governor
Since mid-February, Tamilisai Soundararajan has been wearing two hats — Telangana Governor and Puducherry’s Lieutenant-Governor. In an interview at her Chennai residence on Thursday, Dr. Soundararajan, 60, defends direct benefit transfer (DBT) in the public distribution system (PDS), a concept being implemented in Puducherry. On many issues, including the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, her views were different from those of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao or the government but they were “all sorted out smoothly”. She explains how Telangana and Puducherry are complementing each other in tackling COVID-19. Edited exercepts. As a gynaecologist, I had handled the delivery of single babies as also of twin babies. Now I have twin babies [Telangana and Puducherry]. As a political leader, I had done multi-tasking. So, handling them [a State and a Union Territory] is almost easy for me. Being a doctor and the Telangana Governor, I have been able to link the two and this has helped them in the COVID-19 management. When there was scarcity of Remdesivir in Puducherry, I spoke to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana and got the supply of 1,000 vials immediately. Also, I have been able to facilitate the exchange of views between the two on matters such as treatment modalities. There have been suggestions from JIPMER [Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research] [for Telangana]. I spend four days in Puducherry and three in Telangana. I am providing care to both equally. I had my first dose of the vaccine in Puducherrry and the second in Telangana.More Related News