Kiran Bedi has been removed as the Lieutenant Governor ofPuducherry, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said on Tuesday.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan will holdadditional charge of the Union Territory, it said.
"The President has directed that Dr. Kiran Bedishall cease to hold the office of the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry and hasappointed Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana, to discharge thefunctions of the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, in addition to her ownduties, with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office, untilregular arrangements for the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry aremade," it said.