The Governor had skipped components of the handle ready by the state authorities.
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi right now walked out of the meeting after Chief Minister MK Stalin moved a decision asking the Speaker to tackle document solely the speech ready by the state authorities, and take away the parts the Governor added to or skipped from the customary handle. The Meeting adopted a decision to document solely the Governor’s authentic speech, which was ready by the state authorities and translated by the Speaker. RN Ravi walked off in a huff, with out even ready for the nationwide anthem, sung moments later.
The Governor had skipped components of the handle ready by the state authorities which had references to secularism, describing Tamil Nadu as a haven of peace, and point out of leaders like Periyar, BR Ambedkar, Okay Kamaraj, CN Annadurai, and Karunanidhi, after which the Chief Minister moved the decision. He additionally didn’t learn the reference to the ‘Dravidian mannequin’ that the ruling DMK promotes.
MK Stalin, within the decision, mentioned the Governor’s motion was “towards Meeting traditions”.
Allies of the ruling DMK — Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), CPI, and CPI(M) — earlier boycotted the Governor’s handle, after protesting, by elevating slogans, his delay in clearing Payments, together with these relating to a ban on on-line playing, and clipping the Governor’s powers to nominate Vice Chancellors to state universities. 21 Payments handed by the Meeting are pending with the Governor.
“Give up Tamil Nadu” slogans reverberated within the Meeting towards Mr Ravi. Ruling DMK MLAs additionally raised slogans saying “do not impose BJP, RSS ideology”.
Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram referred to as for the elimination of the Governor, calling his place “untenable”.
“Recall the @rajbhavan_tn Governor instantly @rashtrapatibhvn His place in Tamil Nadu is untenable,” he tweeted.
Recall the @rajbhavan_tn Governor instantly @rashtrapatibhvn His place in Tamil Nadu is untenable
— Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) January 9, 2023
DMK MLAs additionally protested the Governor’s current comment that ‘Thamizhagam’ could be “a extra acceptable identify” for Tamil Nadu.
“Sadly in Tamil Nadu there was regressive politics that we’re Dravidians, and by advantage of the Structure, we have now been introduced collectively. Your complete effort has been created in half a century to bolster this narrative that we’re not a part of the nation, an integral a part of the nation. And even a distinct sort of narrative has been created. All the things relevant for the entire of the nation, Tamil Nadu will say no,” the Governor had mentioned on Wednesday whereas talking at a perform held in Raj Bhavan to felicitate the organisers and volunteers of Kashi-Tamil Sangamam.
“It has turn out to be a behavior. So many theses have been written–all false and poor fiction. This have to be damaged. Fact should prevail. Actually, Tamil Nadu is the land which holds the soul of Bharat. It’s the identification of Bharat. Actually, Thamizhagam could be the extra acceptable phrase to name it,” the Governor mentioned.
The Governor and the state authorities have been at loggerheads, with the ruling social gathering accusing Mr Ravi of performing on the behest of the BJP. DMK MP TR Balu had earlier slammed Mr Ravi for his state renaming suggestion, and mentioned he ought to cease performing as a “second state president of BJP”.
“Governor RN Ravi each day passes some controversial feedback to create confusion, separation and battle. The governor mentioned ‘individuals have been cheated throughout 50 years of Dravidian politics’. It’s extremely condemnable as he ought to say this from BJP State headquarters Kamalalayam and never from Raj Bhavan,” Mr Balu mentioned.
