P S Sreedharan Pillai is new Mizoram governor

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: BJP Kerala state president P S Sreedharan Pillai has been appointed as Mizoram governor. President of India, in a communique on Friday evening, announced the appointment of Pillai as the governor in the hill state.
Ever since BJP former state president Kummanam Rajasekharan demitted the office of Mizoram governor after hardly 10 months after he had sworn in, Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi was holding the additional charge of Mizoram governor.A visibly jubilant Pillai told reporters that he was happy to accept the union government decision and expressed hope that he could perform well in the role of governor. He said he was aware of the union government's plans, but did not know exactly what was coming in his way. ``I knew that party wanted to use my service outside Kerala. Prime Minister himself had hinted me a few months about the same. I was asked whether I was ready to offer my service outside Kerala. As a humble party worker, I accept the new role with gratitude and hope I could deliver'', Pillai said. He would be the third Malayali occupying the office of Mizoram governor. Apart from Kummanam, Congress leader Vakkom Purushothaman had served as Mizoram governor from 2011 to 2014.
It was in the peak of Chengannur byelection campaign in May 2018 that then party president Kummanam Rajasekharan was appointed as Mizoram governor. Ironically, Sreedharan Pillai was the party candidate in Chengannur byelection. Pillai was later named as the BJP state president as a consensus choice.
Kummanam resigned as governor in March 2019 to contest parliament election from Thiruvananthapuram constituency.
A successful criminal lawyer by profession, Sreedharan Pillai born as the son of V G Sukumaran Nair and Bhavani Amma in Venmony Panchayat in Alappuzha district in 1953. he started his political career as an ABVP worker and had served as ABVP state secretary in 1978. Pillai replaced Kummanam Rajasekharan in 2018. Earlier he served the post from 2003 to 2006. From childhood days Pillai associated with RSS and is a member of BJP ever since its formation in 1980. Ha has written over 100 books on various subjects ranging from poetry to politics and won several awards, including that for literature. Pillai’s term as BJP state president was supposed to elapse by December. He is married to advocate Reetha Sreedhar and has two children-advocate Arjun Sreedhar and Dr Arya.