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The DMK, on with like-minded governmental parties successful the country, would undertake efforts to advocator for a Constitutional amendment to bash distant with the signifier of the archetypal Assembly league of the twelvemonth commencing with the customary Governor’s code to the House, DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026).
Earlier, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted a solution moved by Mr. Stalin which did not judge the action of the Governor successful not speechmaking retired his customary address to the House. The solution besides said that the code sent to the Governor (text of which was uploaded successful the tablets fixed for members) would beryllium considered arsenic having been work out.
“The Governor has walked retired of this House violating the rules and contented of this House. As per Article 176 of the Constitution, the Governor should work retired the Governor’s code successful entirety. There is nary scope for the Governor to see his idiosyncratic comments oregon to region parts of the code prepared by the State government,” Mr. Stalin said.
Clarifications sent
Referring to queries from the Governor seeking clarifications connected January 19, Mr. Stalin said the reply was provided. “Despite that, the Governor has intentionally indulged successful specified an enactment violating the provisions of the Constitution. I see his actions disrespected the customs and agelong traditions of this august House.”
Recalling his code connected April 10 successful 2023, the Chief Minister said though precocious leaders and erstwhile Chief Ministers C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi were of the presumption that the Governor station was unnecessary, but they did not neglect successful according the respect to the station arsenic agelong arsenic it was there. Mr. Stalin said that helium excessively followed that rule and issued instructions for steps towards the Governor’s code to the House.
“However, it is regrettable that the Governor has acted similar before. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly reflects the sentiments of the 8 crore Tamil people. The Governor should beryllium genuinely acrophobic astir their payment and improvement and should talk the truth. He should widen practice to the authorities elected by the people. The Constitution expects the aforesaid from the idiosyncratic holding the post. But our Governor acted contrary to that,” Mr. Stalin said.
Since helium had the main work successful upholding the dignity of the House, helium was moving the resolution, Mr. Stalin said. After the solution was adopted unanimously successful the House, helium thanked each the members.
Mr. Stalin further went connected to say: “It is not bully for the Governor not to decently work retired the code prepared and sent to him by the State government.” He further said it was not lone successful Tamil Nadu but successful different States too, the Governors person been “obstacles” to respective State governments.
“It is earthy for anyone to question arsenic to wherefore should determination beryllium rules erstwhile idiosyncratic repeatedly acts this way,” Mr. Stalin said and added that the DMK on with like-minded governmental parties successful the state would undertake steps to amend Constitution that the archetypal league of the Assembly successful a twelvemonth does not statesman with the customary Governor’s code to the House.
Governor’s actions proves The Hindu editorial right: CM
Later successful the day, Mr. Stalin, successful a societal media post, referred to an editorial published successful The Hindu on January 19, 2026 terming ‘Recalcitrant Governor’ and said Governor R.N. Ravi’s actions connected Tuesday lone proved the contentions of the editorial.
Mr. Stalin added: “The Governor, by declining to work retired the code prepared by the State government, cannot fell the achievements of this authorities during the past 4 years. Referring to the editorial which highlighted the Tamil Nadu Governor did not respect the Constitution, the authorities elected by the radical and the Assembly with elected representatives, Mr. Stalin contended: “His actions contiguous [January 20] person proved this to beryllium true.”
