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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, connected Thursday (October 16, 2025), took beardown objection successful the Assembly to the remarks made by Governor R.N. Ravi connected the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill, 2025.
The Chief Minister besides moved a resolution, which was passed by the Assembly later, rejecting the remarks made by the Governor connected the Bill.
Mr. Stalin said since the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill falls nether the class of a Finance Bill, it requires the proposal of the Governor earlier being introduced successful the Assembly, arsenic defined nether Article 207(3) of the Constitution. After obtaining nationalist sentiment and considering the representations received, the draught Bill was prepared by the Health and Family Welfare Department and was examined by the Law Department and by the Minister for Health and Family Welfare. The Bill was past sent to the Governor.
However, alternatively of pursuing the established Constitutional practice, the Governor expressed definite views connected circumstantial provisions of the Bill and said that his observations should beryllium brought to the attraction of the members of this Assembly erstwhile the Bill was introduced, helium said.
‘Against Constitution’
“This is against the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of this Assembly. When a Bill is nether consideration, lone the members of the Assembly person the close to suggest amendments, retreat them if acceptable explanations are given, oregon request a ballot if they are not satisfied. Before the transition of a Bill by the Assembly, the Governor has nary authorization to marque observations connected it. Therefore, the observations received from the Governor connected the Bill cannot beryllium accepted by this House,” Mr. Stalin said.
“Instead of utilizing the connection ‘consideration,’ the Governor has utilized the operation ‘appropriate consideration,’ which is against the Constitution. What does the connection ‘appropriate’ mean? It implies that the Assembly should analyse the Bill successful a due oregon suitable manner. It is unacceptable that the Governor’s reflection connected the Bill implies arsenic if this Assembly mightiness different analyse Bills successful an improper oregon unsuitable manner. This is disrespectful to the dignity of this House. The powerfulness to marque laws rests solely with this Assembly,” the Chief Minister said.
What is the Bill about?
Following this, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma. Subramanian introduced the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill, 2025. The Bill seeks to found Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University successful Chennai to supply acquisition and grooming successful assorted branches of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy.
According to the Bill, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister volition beryllium the Chancellor of the University and the Minister for Health and Family Welfare volition beryllium the Pro-Chancellor. The assignment of Vice-Chancellors volition beryllium made by the Chancellor who volition prime from a sheet of 3 names recommended by a committee.
The committee shall dwell of a nominee of the Chancellor, who shall beryllium a retired justice of the Supreme Court oregon immoderate High Court oregon an eminent educationist; a nominee of the government, who shall beryllium a retired oregon serving serviceman of the authorities not beneath the fertile of Principal Secretary oregon an eminent educationist; and a nominee of the senate, who shall beryllium an eminent educationist. The Vice-Chancellor shall clasp bureau for a play of 3 years oregon until attaining the property of 70, the Bill said.
