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This is a list of notable Tamils .
No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Union territory | Term of office | Appointed by | ||
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Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | Tamilisai Soundararajan (1961–) | Puducherry | 16 February 2021 | 18 March 2024 | 3 years, 31 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
2 | C. P. Radhakrishnan (1957–) | Puducherry | 22 March 2024 | 6 August 2024 | 137 days | Droupadi Murmu |
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