“Sack Governor Immediately, Unfit To Hold Office”: Tamil Nadu’s Ruling DMK To President
The ruling DMK party in Tamil Nadu has sent a memorandum to the President asking for the removal of Governor RN Ravi, calling him “a threat to peace.” “preventing an elected democratic administration from serving the people. The DMK has claimed that he incites racial hatred.
In their submission to President Droupadi Murmu, the DMK alleged that Governor RN Ravi had broken his pledge to “preserve, safeguard, and defend the Constitution and the law.” It has been claimed that he unreasonably delays assent to bills enacted by the assembly.
“Some might even consider his statements seditious as his statements attempt to excite disaffection towards the government,” the party led by Chief Minister MK Stalin said further, terming RN Ravi unfit for the constitutional office. “He deserves to be sacked,” it said. Governor Ravi has not reacted to this.
In a letter sent earlier this month, the DMK urged “all the like-minded MPs” to support a motion calling for RN Ravi’s dismissal.
In Tamil Nadu, there are 20 bills pending the governor’s approval. A governor may be appointed or dismissed by the President, according to the legislation. The governor may send a bill back once after the state cabinet has sent it for approval. The measure cannot be sent back if the cabinet resends it to the governor.
Only three southern states—Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Telangana—have governors and the ruling parties clashing on a nearly regular basis. Party leaders have decried these governors as acting like “puppets of the Centre,” blaming their conduct on a BJP-supported political vendetta. The parties — prominent regional forces — have been looking beyond party and provincial lines to consolidate forces and take on the Centre’s ruling BJP.
Tamilisai Soundararajan, the governor of Telangana, has been accused by the DMK of “poking her nose” into the affairs of the state. Before gaining office, she was a prominent BJP figure in Tamil Nadu. The TRS of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is criticising Ms. Soundararajan for hiring at state universities.
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