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.
Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan, in a release said that the government chose to ignore the advice of the Governor that led to the latter's refusal to read the customary address in the state assembly on Monday.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami on Monday said that Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi refused to give customary address in Assembly as his suggestion was "ignored."
The first session of the year 2024 of the Tamil Nadu assembly saw unprecedented scenes when Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Monday refused to read the customary address prepared by the government in assembly on "factual and moral grounds."
Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister Periyasamy gave his clarification on Monday on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi's criticism of the implementation of the PM Awas Yojana scheme in the state.
DMK leader TKS Elangovan on Monday slammed Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and claimed that he is acting as a "political broker for the BJP" and is deeply indulged in sheer politics.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Monday claimed that villagers of Nagapattinam district, eligible to become beneficiaries for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, are not able to get the benefit of the scheme due to administrative apathy and alleged corruption.