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Allies of the ruling DMK connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026) criticised Governor R.N. Ravi for declining to work his Customary Address astatine the opening league of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, portion Opposition parties took purpose astatine the government-prepared address.
K. Selvaperunthagai, president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, said the Governor’s enactment amounted to an insult to the Indian Constitution, the dignity of the Legislature, and the democratically elected Members of the Legislative Assembly.
In a statement, helium said the Governor’s powers person been intelligibly defined successful the Constitution and reiterated successful respective Supreme Court judgments.
“According to the Supreme Court’s November 2025 verdict, determination cannot beryllium 2 centres of enforcement powerfulness successful a State. Complete authorization rests with the Council of Ministers, and Articles 200 and 201 of the Constitution intelligibly specify the Governor’s powers. Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly cannot beryllium kept pending indefinitely; if that happens, the tribunal volition intervene—this was made explicit successful that judgment,” helium said. “In this context, Mr Ravi, who acts successful usurpation of the powers granted nether the Constitution, is unfit to clasp that office.”
MDMK main Vaiko said Mr. Ravi has disregarded the traditions of the Assembly contempt being explained respective times that Tamil Thai Vazhthu volition beryllium played astatine the opening and National anthem volition beryllium played astatine the extremity of the day’s session.
“The Governor’s bureau has released an incorrect connection that helium wasn’t allowed to speech and that his mic was switched off. The connection released seems similar it was released from BJP’s office,” helium alleged.
CPI authorities caput M. Veerapandian said the Union Government indispensable callback Governor Ravi. “Everyone knows who don’t judge the tricolour and those who questioned the Ashoka Chakra. There is nary request to instrumentality lessons astir patriotism successful Tamil Nadu,” helium said.
M.H. Jawahirullah, laminitis of Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, demanded that the President of India callback the Governor for “showing contempt towards the traditions of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly”.
“That the Governor, who lacks the willingness to admit Tamil Nadu’s accelerated advancement arsenic a starring authorities successful education, women’s empowerment, employment, and inclusive development, chose to locomotion retired by making allegations that investments beryllium lone connected insubstantial and that the microphone was repeatedly switched off, is an enactment that maligns the sentiments of the radical of Tamil Nadu,” helium said.
Criticising the contents of the prepared Governor’s Address, PMK president Anbumani said the assertion that Tamil Nadu had attracted ₹12.16 lakh crore successful investments was a lie. “Ever since DMK came to power, they person been claiming respective lakh crores of investments are being made successful Tamil Nadu resulting respective lakh jobs. PMK has debunked these claims respective times.”
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam person T.T.V. Dhinakaran said the Governor’s address, which should person focussed connected State government’s policies and however it has benefited the radical of the State, alternatively appears to overgarment a representation of a rosy Tamil Nadu, which the DMK supporters judge is the truth.
The Governor’s code should person referred to proliferation of drugs successful the nine and the interruption down of instrumentality and order. “By not doing it, the State authorities has tried to fell a pumpkin wrong the rice. At a clip erstwhile teachers, authorities employees, doctors, nurses, energy and transport section employees, entrepreneurs and disabled radical are protesting against the government, it is laughable for the authorities usage the lines of revolutionary writer Bharathidasan’s lines to picture however it is moving the government,” helium said.
