Tamil Nadu Governor stokes ‘hatred’, DMK and allies to tell President

The memorandum would underline that Ravi “is acting against” the letter and spirit of Constitutional principles of secularism as well and “is stoking communal hatred,” ruling party sources here told PTI. It shall be made clear that he hindered the work of a government elected by the people, sources added.

The DMK has already started the process of getting the memorandum endorsed by its MPs and those belonging to alliance parties.

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President K S Alagiri had hit out at Ravi for acting like the representative of a political party. Allies of the DMK including the CPI(M) had accused the Governor of trying to create confusion in the State by echoing the BJP’s stand on policy matters and other issues.

The DMK and its allies have a total of 50 MPs, 38 in the Lok Sabha and 12 in the Upper House. Sources said it is not clear if a member of the Lower House, belonging to a smaller party and elected on a DMK ticket in 2019 LS election would sign or not the petition to be submitted to Murmu. All the other 49 MPs would endorse the memorandum seeking Ravi’s recall, sources added.

Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted: “I support the Petition to recall the Governor of Tamil Nadu that will be signed by the MPs belonging to the DMK, Congress and other parties of the alliance.” He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu, elected unopposed with DMK’s support.

The DMK regime is at loggerheads with Ravi over pending Bills, his several remarks, like those on Sanatana Dharma and the recent Coimbatore explosion.

The DMK mouthpiece ‘Murasoli’ in its editorial on October 31 targeted Ravi for making a remark on “delay” in handing over the case to the National Investigation Agency.

Listing out similar cases in other States, the dates of occurrence and eventual transfer to the NIA, the ruling party daily said unlike such cases, the Coimbatore case was given to the NIA on the third day following the explosion. “What is the fault,” the daily had posed.

Ravi’s remark on the explosion is seen as the immediate cause that has prompted the DMK to up the ante against him. The Tamil Nadu’s ruling party had months ago demanded Ravi’s recall in Parliament.

Seeking Guv resignation insult to high office: Tamilisai Puducherry

Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said a Governor has every right to express views and any demand to resign is an insult to high constitutional office.

Talking to reporters after participating in a seminar organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra New Delhi here, Soundararajan, who is also Governor of Telangana said, “the demand made by a section of political parties in neighbouring Tamil Nadu for resignation of the State Governor is unnecessary.” She said the Governor has right to express his or her views. If one disagrees with it then they could come out with a counter.

Soundararajan said, “the demand that the Governor should quit or should be recalled merely because he or she had expressed his or her views causes insult to high constitutional post of Governor.” The freedom to express views is available to all.

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has decided to write to President Droupadi Murmu demanding recall of Governor R N Ravi “for acting against” the letter and spirit of Constitutional principles of secularism.

Earlier, the Lt Governor, who inaugurated the seminar paid tributes to the role played by voluntary organisations in ameliorating lot of the people particularly during pandemic across the country.

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