La. Ganesan
La. Ganesan (born 16 February 1945) is an Indian politician and incumbent Governor of Manipur since August 27, 2021. Prior to governor, he was senior leader of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life. He was born on February 16, 1945, as son of Ilakumirakavan and Alamelu in Tamil Brahmin family. He grew up in the warmth of his brother after losing his father at a young age. He joined the RSS and left his job without getting married and returned to public life as a full-time activist. Political career. Before being appointed the General Secretary of  TN BJP unit, he was a Pracharak in RSS. He escaped from the police during The Emergency of the 1970s and lived in hiding for about a year. He then served as the National Secretary and then as the Vice President of BJP at the national level. Later he was selected as the President of BJP's Tamil Nadu state unit. He is a former Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. He replaced the former union minister Najma Heptulla as a Member of parliament in Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. On 22nd August 2021, he was appointed 17th Governor of  Manipur by President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind. He was sworn in as the 17th Governor of Manipur at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Imphal on August 27, 2021. He was administered the oath of office by Honourable Chief Justice of Manipur High Court PV Sanjay Kumar. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, Ministers, and legislators were present in the ceremonial function. Controversy. Speech about Tamil Nadu. Ganesan's comments on protests launched by locals against extraction of hydrocarbons at Neduvasal village in Tamil Nadu sparked a controversy in 2017 when he said, “There is nothing wrong in sacrificing  a state for the welfare of the country." Attack on Kirubanidhi. Kirubanidhi, the first Dalit president of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, along with La Ganesan went to Indore, Madhya Pradesh to participate in the BJP national council's meeting in 2003. After the meeting, La Ganesan allegedly started abusing Kirubanidhi verbally by calling his caste name. Even though Kirubanidhi tried to pacify him, Ganesan reportedly twisted Kirubanidhi's arm. Later on in an interview, Kirubanidhi said the fight was over the misuse of funds by La Ganesan that he had pointed out.