La. Ganesan Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician and Social Activist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	16/02/1945
Age	80 years
Birthplace	Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu

Physical Stats & More

Height	177 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Veera Raghava High School, Thanjavur
Educational Qualification	12th standard

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Hobbies	Reading

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried

Family

Father

Lakshmi Raghava Iyer

Mother

Alamelu L

Siblings

Brother(s)	L. Session (journalist) L. Narayanan (ex-employee of the state's Telecom Department) L. Krishnamurthy (ex-state government employee)

Spouse

N/A

Career

Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	Joined BJP in 1991 Organizing Secretary of BJP National Secretary of BJP National Vice President of BJP BJP's State President of Tamil Nadu Contested Lok Sabha elections but lost (2009) Contested Lok Sabha elections but lost (2014) Rajya Sabha MP (2016-2018) Governor of Manipur (2021-present) Governor (additional charge) of West Bengal (18 July 2022-present)

Some Lesser Known Facts

La. Ganesan started as a Revenue Settlement Inspector following his father's unexpected passing.
After nine years, he left the Revenue Department to become a pracharak for RSS Tamil Nadu.
His family has been advocating Sangh's beliefs for a considerable period.
In 1975, he went into hiding for a year for leading movements against the emergency.
In 2010, he established the non-political literary organization, Pottramarai.
He was appointed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh in October 2016.
Remaining unmarried, La. Ganesan dedicates himself to serving the country and RSS's mission.
He is known for composing patriotic songs and showing reverence for Indian Communist leaders.