Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Tuesday walked out of the state Assembly without delivering his customary address to the House in its maiden session of the year, alleging among others, “inaccuracies” in the DMK government prepared text. This was the fourth such walkout in a row by Ravi ever since he assumed office in 2021.
Chief Minister MK Stalin criticised the Governor for “walking out yet again in violation of rules, traditions and ethos,” and it was unbecoming of the high office Ravi holds. It was an insult to the House and its dignity, he said.
The CM asserted that his party would make efforts to delete from the Constitution, by way of an amendment, the provisions mandating governor’s address at the start of the year.
The chief minister moved a resolution which said the House does not accept the Governor’s behaviour of not reading out the customary address. Also, it said that only the government prepared text read out by Speaker M Appavu in Tamil would go on record.