Nagaland Governor La. Ganesan passes away in Chennai at 80
Nagaland Governor La. Ganesan, a former Tamil Nadu BJP president, died at a private hospital in Chennai on 15 August 2025 at the age of 80.
Summary
La. Ganesan, Governor of Nagaland and a former president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP, died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai on 15 August 2025. He was 80. He had been in hospital since 8 August after sustaining a head injury in a fall at his home. A former Rajya Sabha member elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2016, he served as Governor of Manipur from 2021 to 2023, held additional charge as Governor of West Bengal in 2022, and had been Governor of Nagaland since February 2023.
Key facts
- Died
- 15 Aug 2025, Chennai, aged 80
- Post
- Governor of Nagaland since Feb 2023
- Earlier
- Governor of Manipur 2021–23; additional charge of West Bengal (2022)
- Party role
- Former Tamil Nadu BJP president
- Parliament
- Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (2016)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
La. Ganesan, who passed away on 15 August 2025, was serving as the Governor of which State?
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Correct answer: A — Nagaland
La. Ganesan was serving as Governor of Nagaland, a post he held from February 2023, when he died in Chennai on 15 August 2025.
Consider the following statements about La. Ganesan: 1. He earlier served as Governor of Manipur and held additional charge as Governor of West Bengal. 2. He was a former president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. La. Ganesan was Governor of Manipur from 2021 to 2023, held additional charge of West Bengal in 2022, and was a former Tamil Nadu BJP president.