Tamil Nadu Governor said, "Frequent reports of social discrimination against Dalits in schools, temples and village festivals are extremely painful and hugely shameful. Such social discrimination is abhorrent and unacceptable. Dalits are our brothers and sisters. I earnestly appeal to you al
Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai said in a statement on Tuesday that they would boycott the tea party to be hosted by Governor RN Ravi on Independence Day at Raj Bhavan.
"NIA has found out that there are international drug cartels in Tamil Nadu and Karachi that are operating and getting heroin from Afghanistan. It is being done. I think it is a very serious thing," Governor RN Ravi said.
A day after the Supreme Court's directive, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi administered oath to senior DMK leader K Ponmudy as a minister in the state cabinet.
Following the intervention of the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi agreed to swear-in K Ponmudy as a minister. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 3.30 pm at the Raj Bhavan on Friday.
Disqualified Tamil Nadu minister and DMK senior leader K Ponmudy had been reinstated days after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction and three-year jail sentence in a disproportionate asset case on March 13, 2024.
Soon after Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi refused to induct K Ponmudy as a minister, DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Monday said he is a shame to the post of the governor and he should resign as he is unfit for the post.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi said that those denying the existence of Lord Ram and the fact that India was one nation were trying to destroy Tamil culture.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Sunday expressed apprehension over the drug cartel in the state after the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested a Tamil film producer, Jaffer Sadiq accused of being the kingpin in a Rs 2,000-crore international drug trafficking racket.
Speaking on the cultural unity of India, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Friday said that Bharat is a cultural and civilizational evolution. He was speaking at an event organised to celebrate the foundation day of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram here.