1. Kummanam Rajasekharan was born on 23 December 1952 and is an Indian politician and former governor of Mizoram.
17 Facts About Kummanam Rajasekharan
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Kummanam Rajasekharan began his political career as an activist of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Sangh Parivar in Kerala in 1970.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan is the first BJP leader from Kerala to become governor.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan currently serves as the administrative committee member of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan actively contested for BJP in various Loksabha and assembly elections in Kerala.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan became a high-ranking official of the Kerala Vishva Hindu Parishad during that time.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan has been the secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, general-secretary and chairman of Janmabhumi.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan completed pre-degree education from Baselius College, Kottayam and later joined CMS College Kottayam and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Botany.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan then took a postgraduate diploma in journalism and began a career in journalism as sub-editor in various newspapers.
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In 1974, Kummanam Rajasekharan joined Deepika news-daily as sub-editor, embarking on a career in journalism.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan later worked in different news-dailies such as Rastravaartha, Keraladesam, Kerala Bhooshanam and Kerala Dwani.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan resigned the job from FCI in 1987 and became a pracharak in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan came into contact with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during his student days.
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Kummanam Rajasekharan was the Chief Patron of Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council which protested against this airport.
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The Government of Kerala as well as opposition parties opposed this statement and accused that Kummanam Rajasekharan is trying to create communal division and transform the temples to RSS offices.
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In May 2017, Kummanam Rajasekharan circulated a video in his social media account which claimed CPI men celebrating the murder of an RSS worker.
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In June 2018, just days after Kummanam Rajasekharan was sworn in as the Governor of Mizoram, a campaign to remove him from the post was reportedly started by the People's Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram, an anti-corruption organisation turned political party.