Tamil Nadu Governor In Recent Row Over ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Chant, Faces DMK Criticism – News18
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A video of the occasion, which has since gone viral on social media, exhibits the Governor encouraging college students to chant the non secular slogan
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi (Photograph: X/@rajbhavan_tn)
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has landed in recent controversy and drawn sharp criticism from the ruling DMK authorities after asking college students at an engineering school in Madurai to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ throughout an occasion.
The incident occurred on Saturday whereas Ravi, attending because the chief visitor, was addressing an occasion at Thiagarajar Engineering School in Madurai. A video of the occasion, which has since gone viral on social media, exhibits the Governor encouraging college students to chant the non secular slogan.
Within the video, Governor Ravi is heard saying, “Allow us to pay tribute to Lord Shri Ram. I say, and also you say — Jai Shri Ram,” to which the scholars reply by chanting the slogan.
The transfer has drawn sturdy condemnation from the ruling MK Stalin-led authorities, with the get together accusing Ravi of behaving like an “RSS ideologue”.
Chatting with CNN-News18, DMK spokesperson Salem Dharanidharan mentioned Ravi’s motion goes towards the Structure of the nation. “It’s baffling that the Governor would go to an engineering school and make college students chant phrases of a specific faith. India being a secular nation, it goes towards our Structure to impose such non secular colors at a school occasion.”
Dharanidharan additional acknowledged that this was not the primary time Governor Ravi had acted on this controversial method. “The Governor has repeatedly tried to destroy Tamil Nadu’s historical past and tradition. His is behaving like an RSS ideologue,” he acknowledged.
Ravi’s SC Setback
Ravi’s newest row comes simply days after a serious setback within the Supreme Courtroom. On 8 April, the highest courtroom had dominated that the Governor’s determination to withhold assent to 10 key Payments handed by the Tamil Nadu Meeting since 2020 was each “unlawful” and “arbitrary.”
The courtroom had acknowledged that every one actions taken by the Governor concerning these Payments have been null and void, and declared that the Payments are deemed to have turn into regulation from the date they have been re-submitted to the Governor by the Meeting.
“The motion of the Governor to order the ten payments for the President is illegitimate and arbitrary. Thus, the motion is put aside. All actions taken by the Governor thereto for the ten payments are put aside. These Payments shall be deemed to be cleared from the date it was re-presented to the Governor,” the bench had acknowledged.
The landmark judgement, delivered by a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, settled a long-standing dispute between Governor Ravi and the ruling DMK authorities. The ten Payments, which have been handed twice by the Meeting however blocked by the Governor, have now formally turn into regulation—even with out his or the President’s signature.
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