President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement on Tuesday.

Soundararajan, who also held the position of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, tendered her resignation on Monday.

“I resigned of my own volition as my desire is to serve the public directly. I want to involve myself in intense public service,” she had said.