Former guv Tamilisai Soundararajan to campaign in Telangana for 10 days

HYDERABAD: Former governor and BJP’s South Chennai candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan will campaign for the saffron party in the state from Monday.
She along with cadre from Tamil Nadu will campaign, including interact with Tamil-speaking people. BJP general secretary G Premender Reddy, in a statement, said that the former governor would reach Hyderabad on Monday by train from Chennai and would participate in the campaign for about 10 days in the state.
Sources said Tamilisai would be meeting influencers, conduct road shows and rallies along with public meetings. Though she was supposed to be in Telangana from May first week, BJP Telangana leaders wanted her a little early as the election in Tamil Nadu concluded on April 19.
Party leaders felt that as a star campaigner, Tamilisai would be an advantage for the party as she had connected with Telangana people and could speak Telugu to some extent. During her tenure as governor, there was simmering tensions between Raj Bhavan and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, and she even alleged that the BRS government did not respect the constitutional post.
Meanwhile, BJP national chief JP Nadda will address two public meetings in Khammam on Monday, while Union home minister Amit Shah will participate in a road show in the state soon.