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15th Vice President of India | NATION

Attended the oath-taking ceremony of
Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji. A dedicated
public servant, he has devoted his life
to nation-building, social service and
strengthening democratic values. Wishing
him a successful vice presidential tenure,
dedicated to the service of the people.

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
(Said in one of his posts on X)

Brief introduction of C.P. Radhakrishnan

n Full name: Chandrapuram Ponnusami Radhakrishnan, age of a uniform civil code, prevention of untouchability, and
68 years tackling the menace of narcotics. He also led two more
n Born: 4 May 1957, District Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu padayatras.
n Profession: Farmer and industrialist n He was the chairman of the Coir Board between 2016 and
2020. As chairman, India's coir sector exported items worth
n Started political life from student politics. At the age of 16, of a record Rs 2,532 crore.
he joined the Jan Sangh in 1974.
n In 1996, Radhakrishnan became the secretary of BJP in n He was also the governor of Telangana, Jharkhand, and
Maharashtra, and the lieutenant governor of Puducherry.
Tamil Nadu.
n In 1998, he was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time n While being the Governor of Jharkhand, he visited all 24
districts of the state. Also did important work towards
from Coimbatore. In 1999, he was re-elected to the Lok eliminating tuberculosis disease in Jharkhand, Puducherry
Sabha. and Maharashtra.
n Addressed the United Nations General Assembly as a n He has been an avid sportsperson and was also a champion
member of the delegation in 2004. He was also a member in table tennis and a long-distance runner at the college
of the first parliamentary delegation to visit Taiwan. level. He is also fond of cricket and volleyball.
n He was the state president of Tamil Nadu BJP n He has travelled to the USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy,
between 2004 and 2007. During this period, he did a Spain, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland,
19,000-kilometre 'Rath Yatra' for 93 days. Belgium, Holland, Turkey, China, Malaysia, Singapore,
n This yatra was organised to highlight demands such as Taiwan, Thailand, Egypt, the UAE, Bangladesh, Indonesia,
linking all rivers, elimination of terrorism, implementation and Japan.

X, “Congratulations to Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji on tion are important. It is like two sides of the same coin,
winning the 2025 Vice Presidential election. His life so we have to work for the betterment of democracy.
has always been devoted to serving society and em- He has always focused on community service
powering the poor and marginalised. I am confident and empowering the marginalised. He has done ex-
that he will be an outstanding VP, who will strengthen tensive work at the grassroots level in Tamil Nadu.
our constitutional values and enhance parliamentary He has rich experience as an MP and governor of
discourse.” After being elected Vice President, CP Rad- various states. His role in parliamentary matters
hakrishnan also told the media that in his new respon- have always been impressive. During his tenure as
sibility, he will make an important contribution to the governor, he focused on resolving the challenges
development of the country. The election is over, and faced by common citizens. n
politics should not be done in everything. He said that
in a democracy, both the ruling party and the opposi- Scan the QR code to view the swearing-in ceremony
of Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan.

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