Tamil Nadu's Growth Under Threat: Stalin Slams Governor Ravi's 'Anti-State' Agenda
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has accused the Centre of deliberately hindering the state's growth, citing Governor RN Ravi's recent interview to a TV channel. In a scathing attack, Stalin claimed that Ravi's appointment was aimed at stifling the state's progress. The governor had defended his position on various controversies he's been involved in with the DMK government over the past five years. Stalin dismissed Ravi's comments that the state's law and order is deteriorating and that Tamil politicians have neglected the promotion of the Tamil language and culture. He also took exception to Ravi's assertion that Tamil Nadu is a 'terrorist state' and that those who don't vote for the BJP are considered terrorists. The Chief Minister emphasized that the state's students learn English to access opportunities globally, and that the governor should not lecture them on the Tamil language. Stalin also accused opposition leader Edappadi Palaniswami of betraying the state, questioning why he wasn't taking up issues with the Centre despite being an ally. Stalin's remarks come amid ongoing tensions between the DMK-led government and the governor, who has withheld assent to several state bills and forwarded them to the President. The state has moved the Supreme Court over the issue. The Chief Minister reiterated his attack on the governor for withholding bills and accused him of trying to hide his role in delaying the establishment of a university named after his father, late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. Stalin claimed that MPs will seek the President's approval for the bill if the Centre does not sanction it. The latest development follows a Supreme Court ruling that governors and the President cannot be bound by judicially imposed timelines. However, Stalin claimed that the ruling will have no impact on the April 8th landmark judgment that struck down Ravi's decision to reserve 10 re-enacted state bills for Presidential assent.
