Ministry of Home Affairs CS Division

Obituary

Issue Date: 17 August 2025 Published: 17 August 2025

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-17082025-265450 Download PDF

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The President of India has noted with deep regret the sad demise of Shri La Ganesan, Governor of Nagaland, on 15th August, 2025, at Chennai.

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This Extraordinary Gazette notification, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 17th August, 2025 (F. No. 3/2/2025-Public), formally announces the demise of Shri La Ganesan, the sitting Governor of Nagaland, who passed away on 15th August, 2025, in Chennai. Born on 16th February, 1945, in Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, Shri La Ganesan resigned from government service to become a Pracharak of the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh and was the Chief Organizer of the movement in Tamil Nadu during the 1975 Emergency, working to restore democracy. His political career included holding posts such as Organizing Secretary of State BJP, National Secretary, All India Vice-President, and State President of Tamil Nadu, and he was a Member of the National Executive Committee of BJP since 1991. He served as a Member of Rajya Sabha from 6th October, 2016, to 2nd April, 2018. He was appointed Governor of Manipur from 27th August, 2021, to 19th February, 2023, and held additional charge as Governor of West Bengal from 18th July, 2022, to 17th November, 2022. He was appointed Governor of Nagaland on 20th February, 2023. Shri La Ganesan was a multi-linguist and made literary contributions as Editor of the BJP's Tamil mouthpiece “Ore Naadu” and as Founder President of “Pottramarai,” an association fostering Tamil Scholars. The notification remembers him for his simplicity, honesty, humility, and patriotism, noting that the Nation has lost a dedicated nationalist and distinguished leader.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17082025-265450 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 214] NEW DELHI, SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2025/SHRAVANA 26, 1947 New Delhi, 17th August, 2025 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS New Delhi, the 17th August, 2025 OBITUARY F. No. 3/2/2025-Public. — The President of India has noted with deep regret, the sad demise of Shri La Ganesan, Governor of Nagaland on 15th August, 2025 at Chennai. 2. Shri La Ganesan was born in Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu on 16th February, 1945. To serve the nation, he resigned from the Government job and chose to be the Pracharak of Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh. During the Emergency in 1975, Shri La Ganesan was the Chief Organizer of the movement in Tamil Nadu and worked to restore democracy back. 3. Shri La Ganesan held the posts of Organizing Secretary of State BJP, National Secretary, All India Vice- President and State President of Tamil Nadu. He was a member of National Executive Committee of BJP since 1991. He was Member of Rajya Sabha from 6th October, 2016 to 2nd April 2018.He was appointed as the Governor of Manipur (27th August 2021 to 19th February, 2023) and was also given additional charge as Governor of West Bengal from 18th July 2022 to 17th November, 2022. He was appointed as Governor of Nagaland on 20th February 2023. 4. Shri La Ganesan was a multi linguist person, who could speak Hindi, Tamil, English, Telugu and Malayalam languages. He made literary contribution as Editor of Tamil mouthpiece of the BJP “Ore Naadu” (One Nation) and as the Founder President of “Pottramarai" (Golden Lotus), an association working for facilitating and fostering Tamil Scholars all over the world. 5. Shri La Ganesan will be remembered for his simplicity, honesty, humility and patriotism, who dedicated his life to serve the society and nation building. In his passing away, the Nation has lost a dedicated nationalist and distinguished leader. GOVIND MOHAN, Home Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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