Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday hit out at Governor RN Ravi over the dismissal of jailed minister Senthil Balaji, saying he does not have the right to do so and his government will proceed legally in the matter.
BJP state chief Annamalai said that a woman delegation would meet Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and urge him to use his special powers to dismiss two ministers facing corruption allegations.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Wednesday revoked the suspension of party leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy, months after he was suspended for his alleged derogatory comments against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi made in January this year.
"Chief minister recommended the governor of Tamil Nadu to induct Raja in the council of ministers. The governor has approved the recommendation," the communication from Raj Bhavan said on Tuesday.
Reacting to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's comments, chief minister MK Stalin said that Dravidian ideology is not an expired ideology but it brought an end to Sanatana Dharma and caste discrimination, adding that only Dravidam has the power to defeat the Aryan ideology.
A legal notice was served to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on April 8 by SP Udayakumar, coordinator of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant protest movement, stating that the Governor had insulted the protesters.
With the ruling DMK moving a second Resolution against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for allegedly blocking Bills passed by the State Assembly, AIADMK and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators staged a walkout on Monday.
As the DMK government moved a fresh Resolution against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for allegedly not clearing Bills passed by the State Assembly, Chief Minister MK Stalin said the Governor is functioning against the welfare of the people.
Amid the ongoing tussle between Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi and MK Stalin-led state government, the government would pass a resolution in the state assembly on Monday to urge the Centre and President to give immediate appropriate instructions to the Governor to approve the Bills sent to him
Several posters against Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi asking him to 'get out' were spotted across Chennai on Saturday following his "Bill is dead" remark.