Kiran Bedi removed from her position as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry 

In a sudden development, Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi was removed from her post on Tuesday night.

A brief communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman Ajay Kumar Singh said the President has directed that Bedi "shall cease to hold the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry".

President Ram Nath Kovind gave the additional charge of the Union Territory to Telengana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan "with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office, until regular arrangements for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry are made".

A retired IPS officer, Bedi was functioning till late Tuesday evening and reviewing the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the Union Territory and issuing directions for bringing in police force and sanitation workers in the frontline worker category for the inoculation.