Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Walks Out After Assembly Adopts Resolution To Record Original Speech

The Governor's original speech, which was recorded, was prepared by the state government.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi.

Source : ANI

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Monday walked out of the Assembly after the House adopted the resolution to record Governor's original speech. The Governor's original speech, which was recorded, was prepared by the state government, said an NDTV report.

In his customary address as the Assembly session began on Monday, Governor RN Ravi omitted the "Dravidian model" term from the address. It's also alleged that though Swami Vivekananda's name was not mentioned in the original speech, that was prepared by the government, the Governor arbitrarily read out Vivekananda's name, said an ABP Nadu report.

Responding to Governor's speech, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has emphasised that the former's speech should be recorded according to what the government has given and not what Governor Ravi has spoken.

This irked the Governor, and he walked out of the Assembly even before the National Anthem was sung.

Earlier, legislators of DMK allies, Congress and VCK, members protested against Governor for not giving a nod to the Bills which were introduced in the previous sessions.

A total of 21 Bills haven't been given ascent by the Governor, claimed the DMK MLAs in the Assembly.

Also Governor Ravi's recent remarks on Dravidian politics as "regressive politics" drew ire from the legislators of ruling government and its allies. Several MLAs in the Assembly boycotted Governor Ravi's speech and staged a protest.

As reported earlier, the DMK and allies accused the Governor of toeing the BJP's ideological position and they raised slogans against Governor, saying, "don't impose BJP, RSS ideology. This is not Nagaland, this is proud Tamil Nadu."

There was a demand for banning online gambling games by the leaders in the Assembly as the legislators claimed that the Governor has not given his assent to the Bill, which was introduced in the previous session. 21 Bills are pending with Raj Bhavan as of December 2022, said an ANI report.