La Ganesan

La. Ganesan Iyer (born 16 February 1945) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 19th Governor of Nagaland. His previous tenures include the 17th Governor of Manipur between 27 August 2021 and 12 February 2023, the Governor of West Bengal between 18 July 2022 and 17 November 2022. Ganesan is the senior leader of the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life Ganesan was born on 16 February 1945 as the son of Ilakumirakavan and Alamelu in a Tamil Brahmin family. He grew up with his brother after his father passed away at a young age. He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), left his job without getting married, and returned to public life as a full-time activist. Political career Before being appointed General Secretary of the TN BJP unit, he was a Pracharak in RSS. He escaped from the police during The Emergency and lived in hiding for about a year. He then served as the National Secretary and as the Vice President of BJP. He was selected as the President of BJP's Tamil Nadu state unit. He is a former Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha and replaced the former union minister Najma Heptulla as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh.