Maharashtra CM Fadnavis, Dy CM Shinde congratulate Governor CP Radhakrishnan on NDA's VP nomination

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday congratulated Governor CP Radhakrishnan on being announced as the National Democratic Alliance NDA candidate for the post of Vice President the Chief Ministers Office CMO said reported news agency ANIAfter returning from Kolhapur CM Fadnavis went directly to Raj Bhavan and met Governor Radhakrishnan and extended his wishes on the announcement of his candidatureMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also declared support on behalf of his party the Shiv Sena for Radhakrishnans candidature He expressed congratulations calling the choice a recognition of the Governors experience and integrityIn a post on X Shinde wrote By selecting the Governor of Maharashtra CP Radhakrishnan as the candidate for the Vice Presidential post the National Democratic Alliance NDA led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has duly honoured an experienced wise honest and patriotic personality in the political arena I declare support on behalf of the Shiv Sena party for the candidacy of Radhakrishnan who possesses extensive experience in parliamentary work as a Member of Parliament and profound knowledge of administrative work as a Governor Additionally heartfelt congratulations on his candidacy for the Vice Presidential post Given that his victory in this election is certain I extend my best wishes for a successful tenure as Vice President and for his tenure to be remarkable for the bright future of the countryThe NDA had earlier in the day announced CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate for the election scheduled on September 9 The announcement was made by BJP national president JP Nadda after the partys Parliamentary Board meeting in New DelhiAt the parliamentary board meeting we all unanimously decided on the VP candidate Mr CP Radhakrishna We discussed the VP candidate with all our alliance party NDA earlier as well We will discuss our opposition party as well to smooth the VP election Nadda said reported ANI67yearold Radhakrishnans political life started earlier with him being associated with organisations like the RSS and Jan Sangh taking up student politics Since then he has used politics as a medium to serve the publicHe has consistently shown a commitment towards national unity social reform and public welfare leading movements that addressed critical social and developmental challenges His political life started earlier when him taking up student politics Since then he has used politics as a medium to serve the public with over four decades of serving people as a karyakartaHe won his first election from Coimbatore in 1998 with a margin of 150000 votes He later went on to serve as the Governor of Maharashtra He initiated his political journey through the Jan Sangh at the age of 16 in 1974 In 1996 he became the secretary of the BJP in Tamil Nadu He was elected as MP from the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency in 1998 in which he won by a margin of 150000 votes and was reelected in 1999 from the same constituencyIn 2006 he was appointed as the state president of the BJP in Tamil Nadu during which he actively raised social and developmental issues From 2016 to 2020 he served as the chairman of the Coir Board under whose leadership the coir export of India reached an alltime high He also held the prestigious position of Governor for states like Jharkhand Telangana Maharashtra and PuducherryHe is regarded as eminent knowledgeable and untainted by any legal accusations He was born on 20 October 1957 in Tiruppur Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu By profession he is an agriculturist and industrialist He completed his BBA from VOC College Tuticorin Tamil NaduIn his over four decades of experience serving the masses he has held multiple posts including State Executive Committee Member Bharatiya Jan Sangh 1974 Secretary BJP Tamil Nadu 1996 MP Coimbatore Parliamentary Constituency 19981999 MP Coimbatore Parliamentary Constituency 19992004 Part of parliamentary delegation to the UN 2004 State President BJP Tamil Nadu 20042007 Member of the first parliamentary delegation to Taiwan 2014 Chairman All India Coir Board 20162020 State Incharge Prabhari Kerala 20202022 Governor Jharkhand 20232024 and Governor Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry 2024With proven leadership across diverse roles CP Radhakrishnan brings rich political and administrative experience As chairman of the Coir Board he transformed Indias coir sector taking exports to a record Rs 2532 croreIn his tenure as Governor of Jharkhand he travelled across all 24 districts within four months directly engaging with citizens and officials to strengthen governance at the grassroots He has also made significant contributions to tuberculosis eradication in Jharkhand Puducherry and MaharashtraWith inputs from ANI