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Since then the chorus for recalling Ravi has grown stronger in the state, especially from DMK allies, though the BJP has supported the governor. (PTI photo)
DMK parliamentary party leader TR Balu said Stalin’s message has been handed over to the President in a sealed cover.
Amid the intense tussle between the ruling DMK and Governor RN Ravi in Tamil Nadu, the state government on Thursday apprised President Draupadi Murmu of the issue and submitted a memorandum, the contents of which were not immediately disclosed.
DMK parliamentary party leader TR Balu told reporters in New Delhi that Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Raghupathi, who led a delegation, submitted to the President what the state’s Chief Minister MK Stalin had written, but repeatedly denied it. The matter emphasized that the contents of the communication were known only to the CM.
He said Stalin’s message has been handed over to the President in a sealed cover.
In his brief conversation in Tamil with reporters in the national capital, Balu refused to divulge the contents of the letter handed over to the President, but only kept saying that it was from the government and handed over by Tamil Nadu’s Law Minister Was.
He indicated that it could be ‘conjectured’ that the ongoing issue relating to the governor, his “departure from tradition”, could be included.
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“We have asked the President to read (the memorandum) and take appropriate action which you (he) may deem fit,” he said.
Ravi deviating from his traditional address to the state assembly on Monday and Stalin moving a resolution against it further deepened the already strained relations between the state government and the Raj Bhavan, which are at loggerheads on a number of issues, including NEET exemption to Tamils. have been Nadu.
Since then the chorus for recalling Ravi has grown stronger in the state, especially from DMK allies, though the BJP has supported the governor.
Incidentally, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance last November had also urged President Murmu to sack Ravi, alleging that he had violated the oath taken under the Constitution, while leveling several charges against him were.
Baalu pointed out that the November 2022 memorandum by SPA MPs was “political” in nature while today’s was a government communication.
When asked what kind of action would be taken against Ravi on the TN government’s move, Balu indicated that it is not a matter of speculation and such decisions should be taken very carefully.
Lashing out at Ravi, the DMK leader accused him of trying to implement “Sanatan policies of the RSS” in Tamil Nadu, but insisted it would not bear fruit in “the land of Periyar, Anna and Kalaignar,” all Dravidian stalwarts Will happen. He also accused the governor of disrespecting the people of Tamil Nadu and the national anthem in the context of his walkout from the House on Monday.
During his media interaction, Balu objected to a scribe using the word “Tamizhagam” as suggested by Ravi to address the state and insisted that “Tamil Nadu” was the appropriate usage.
“We do not accept the word Thamizhgam because he (Ravi) is deliberately using the word. Anna (DMK founder and late chief minister) named the state Tamil Nadu.”
The governor’s recent remarks for the word ‘Thamizhgam’ have not gone down well in many circles in the state, including the DMK and its allies.
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