Vakkom Purushothaman: The Lieutenant Governor Who Stayed Close to the Islanders
Sri Vijaya Puram | August 24, 2026 When people in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands remember Vakkom B. Purushothaman , they remember a former Lieutenant Governor whose tenure was closely associated with public administration and engagement with the Islanders. Purushothaman served as the 6th Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from March 19, 1993, to March 18, 1996 . Government records from the period document him functioning as Lieutenant Governor and Administrator of the Union Territory. A Three-Year Tenure in the Islands Purushothaman arrived in the Islands after a long political and administrative career in Kerala and Parliament. His tenure in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands came at a time when the Union Territory was dealing with the challenges of administering a geographically dispersed population spread across numerous islands. During his tenure, official records show his involvement in matters concerning local governance, Panchayati Raj and administ...