Governor Tamilisai Sundararajan completed his three years in a public function today.
Hyderabad:
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan today alleged that the state government was discriminating against her because she is a woman, citing several examples. He “denies” the non-availability of government helicopters and the Governor’s address and flag hoisting on Republic Day, as an example.
Addressing a public function after completing three years of her term, she said, “Whenever I wanted to reach out to people, there was definitely some hurdle.” “The state will write in its history how a woman governor was discriminated against.”
Neither the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) nor its government – led by K Chandrasekhar Rao (‘KCR’) – have responded to his allegations.
A political angle is also being seen, as Ms. Sundararajan is a former Tamil Nadu BJP chief. The BJP-led Center and the TRS government have often taken a jibe at each other over the past few months as Chief Minister KCR works to tie up the opposition to challenge PM Narendra Modi in 2024.
#watch , Telangana government Tamilisai Sundararajan says, “… the state will write history on how a woman governor was discriminated against. I was denied the governor’s address and flag hoisting on Republic Day. Even now, wherever I go there is protocol. is not followed. Office should be respected..” pic.twitter.com/Bb39hXW6Ux
— ANI (@ANI) 8 September 2022
Governor Sundararajan, while talking about his equation with the state government, recalled the situation when he had to go for a tribal festival in Mulugu district. “I had to go to Sammakka Sarakka (Jatara), so had asked the government for a helicopter as the road trip would take eight hours… Till the last minute, we were not informed whether they would give the helicopter or not. We left the car the next morning. Went.” She said that she barely made it on time as the main festivities were to end by 4 pm.
“I’m not saying this to point to anyone,” she said, “but the highest position should be respected.”
“This is not the only incident. I was denied the Governor’s address. I was refused to hoist the flag on Republic Day,” he said. “Even now, wherever I go, protocol is not followed completely. Collectors do not come and greet. I am not bothered, but the office should be respected.”
She said discrimination “did not stop this woman”. “I work more than men. I don’t want anything because of any allocation or reservation because I am a woman. But we all respect womanhood.”
She said she now travels “wherever I can” by car or train.