Kummanam Rajasekharan
Kummanam Rajasekharan (born 23 December 1952) is an Indian politician and former governor of Mizoram (2018–2019). He began his political career as an activist of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Sangh Parivar in Kerala in 1970. From 2015 to 2018, he was the state president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala. He is the first BJP leader from Kerala to become governor. He currently serves as the administrative committee member of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He actively contested for BJP in various Loksabha and assembly elections in Kerala.
Kummanam Rajasekharan | |
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| 14th Governor of Mizoram | |
| In office 29 May 2018 – 8 March 2019 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | Nirbhay Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Mukhi |
| State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala | |
| In office 19 December 2015 – 25 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | V. Muraleedharan |
| Succeeded by | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1952 Kummanam, Kottayam, Kerala |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | kummanamrajasekharan |
Rajasekharan worked as a journalist between 1974 and 1976, before joining the Food Corporation of India. He became a high-ranking official of the Kerala Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) during that time. In 1987, he resigned to become a full-time Sangh Parivar worker, while being instrumental in spearheading Kerala's VHP, Kshetra Samrakshana Samiti, Balasadanams, and Ekal Vidyalayas. Rajasekharan has been the secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, general-secretary and chairman of Janmabhumi.
In 2019, he was conferred with a Doctor of Letters degree by the Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabrmal Tibrewala University for honouring his contributions to the field of social work.