L Murugan, who is minister of state for information and technology, was renominated as the party’s candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh in February.
A communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan said the resignation of Tamilisai was accepted with immediate effect and in her place, Radhakrishnan was given the additional charge of Telangana
Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from the constitutional post on Monday, saying that she wanted to “serve the public directly” amid speculation that she might contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Tamil Nadu.