The last woman minister in Puducherry was Congress party's Renuka Appadurai and she had served as the minister of education in the DMK-led coalition government.

From being a school dropout to Sahitya Akademi laureate, Ki Ra's life and creations were a treasure to Tamil Nadu and Tamil literature.

He further claimed that the BJP has committed the offense with the intention to threaten the security of the country. 

Recently, the Narayanasamy-led Congress government was expelled from power after it had failed to prove the majority in the 30-member assembly.

On Tuesday, PMK Puducherry in-charge Dhanraj has said that the party will be contesting independently in the assembly polls of the semi-state.

Whatever, one thing is for sure, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Puducherry on February 25, he would be landing in South India that had ousted the Congress party.

As the political drama has come to an end with the collapse of the Congress rule, the ball is now on the court of Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.

Tamilisai Soundararajan, who has been serving as the Governor of Telangana, has been given the additional role of replacing Bedi as the Lieutenant Governor of the former French Colony. 

Chief Justice of Madras High Court Sanjib Banerjee has administered the oath of office for Tamilisai Soundararajan at the ceremony held at Raj Nivas, Puducherry. 

Kiran Bedi has been relieved of the post of Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry. The Union government has ordered the release of Kiran Bedi, the former deputy governor of Pondicherry, and his replacement as the governor of Telangana, Tamizhai Soundarajan.