P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 15th Governor of Mizoram.He is the second BJP leader from Kerala to be appointed as Mizoram Governor. He is a two-time Kerala state president of BJP. He worked as Central Government Standing Counsel in Kerala High court and was the public prosecutor for the State Government including both LDF (Kerala) and UDF (Kerala) governments in many famous cases. He also served as CBI special prosecutor. Pillai is the author of 100+ books about different subjects in the society.
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai | |
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| 15th Governor of Mizoram | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Zoramthanga |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Mukhi |
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| Born | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai 1 December 1954 Venmony, Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | NSS College Pandalam |
Early life
Pillai was born in Venmony panchayat in Alappuzha district, Kerala, India to V. G. Sukumaran Nair and Bhavani Amma. He graduated in Arts from N. S. S. College, Pandalam. Later he pursued his degree in law from Government Law College, Calicut and completed the course in the year 1978. During his stint at law college he was the College Magazine Editor and its protest against the emergency and the Indira Gandhi government was much talked about at that time.
Political career
Pillai started his political career through the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP),the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a state secretary of the ABVP during his college days. He has served in many posts in the BJP, including Kozhikode district president, state secretary, and general secretary. He was elected as BJP State President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala from 2003 to 2006 and also served as the BJP Prabhari of Lakshadweep UT in 2004.Under his leadership in 2004 BJP led National Democratic Alliance won 2 MP seats from Kerala and Lakshadweep combined. [1] In 2018, he was again appointed as the state President, preceding Kummanam Rajasekharan.[2] He was appointed governor of Mizoram on 25 October 2019.[3]
Personal life
Pillai married Advocate Reetha at Kozhikode in 1984.
References
- "P S Sreedharan Pillai new president of Kerala BJP". The AccessMyLibrary. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- "PS Sreedharan Pillai becomes Kerala BJP president". The News Minute. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Kerala BJP President PS Sreedharan Pillai appointed as Mizoram Governor". The News minute. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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| Preceded by Jagdish Mukhi Additional Charge |
Governor of Mizoram 5 November 2019 - Present |
Incumbent |