Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R.N.Ravi walked out of the State Legislative Meeting for the third time over what he known as “an insult to the nationwide anthem”, triggering a recent row with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led authorities.

The walkout got here inside minutes of the meeting session commencing Tuesday, because the Governor declined to learn the tackle ready and authorized by the federal government. Ravi had beforehand walked out of the Home with out studying the customary speech earlier in 2024 and 2025.

Chief Minister M.Okay.Stalin termed the Governor’s motion a “direct insult to the Meeting, its traditions, and the democratic mandate of the individuals of Tamil Nadu”. It’s a longtime customized for the Governor to learn an announcement outlining the federal government’s insurance policies firstly of an meeting session.

Elevating the difficulty on the ground of the Home, Stalin mentioned the Governor’s conduct violated established constitutional protocol. “This motion disrespects the Home. It goes in opposition to the conventions and dignity of this 100-year-old Tamil Nadu Legislative Meeting,” he mentioned within the meeting.

Invoking DMK founder C.N.Annadurai, Stalin recalled the previous chief minister’s well-known comment, “Why does a goat want a beard, and why does a state want a Governor?”

On the similar time, Stalin clarified that neither Annadurai nor former chief minister M. Karunanidhi had ever disrespected the constitutional workplace of the Governor.

“Each Anna and Kalaignar, regardless of ideological variations, upheld the dignity of the Governor’s publish. We too have adopted the identical path and by no means acted in opposition to the establishment,” he mentioned.

Stalin expressed disappointment over the Governor’s “repeated sample of confrontation”.

In the meantime, the Tamil Nadu Meeting adopted a decision rejecting the Governor’s refusal to ship the tackle. The Home resolved that it doesn’t settle for the Governor’s motion of leaving with out studying the customary speech and the tackle ready for the Governor can be deemed as having been delivered.

Inside hours, the Lok Bhavan issued an announcement explaining that the Governor walked out of the meeting as “the nationwide anthem is but once more insulted and the elemental constitutional obligation disregarded.”

“MSME sectors are below enormous stress as a result of seen and invisible prices of working the trade. They’re the essential sector for employment and progress. Nevertheless, as in opposition to over 55 million registered MSMEs within the nation Tamil Nadu has solely about 4 million regardless of monumental potential for progress,” the governor’s workplace alleged.

“Entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu are pressured to find their enterprises in different states. The problem is totally ignored.”

Later, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) criticized the current walkout of Governor R.N.Ravi from the Meeting, alleging that he’s getting used as a “political propaganda secretary” by the opposition.

“They wish to use the governor as a political propaganda secretary… They won’t permit him to finish his speech, or he’ll make some controversial assertion and stroll out of the home,” TVK spokesperson Felix Gerald mentioned.

“We will additionally anticipate some glorified statements from the federal government and a few bulletins aimed on the election,” he added.

(Edited by Tony Rai)

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