06-Jan-2025 03:37 PM
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Chennai, Jan 6 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday termed as childish and unbecoming of the high office he holds, Governor RN Ravi for walking out of the Assembly and boycotting without reading the customary New Year Address' in first session of the year.
In a social media post, he said the Governor was habitually transgressing the tradition of the legislature.
Mr Stalin said the question before all is when the Governor was not interested in carrying out his Constitutional duties, why should he hold the post.
"As per the Constitution, the Governor reading out the Address prepared by the government is a tradition of Legislative democracy", he said.
The Governor has made it a regular habit to transgress it. In the past, he had read them by ignoring some portions and adding some on his own. But, this time he had left the House without reading it which is an act of childish," Mr Stalin said.
"Insulting the people of Tamil Nadu and the government elected by them as well as the legislature with a 100-year-old legacy, is unbecoming if the office he holds," he noted.
Meanwhile, the allies of the ruling DMK also criticised the Governor for disrespecting the Assembly
norms by not reading his customary address.
Leaders of MDMK and CPI(M) said the Governor was functioning like a representative of a political party.
He was causing obstacles for the government elected by the people and alleged that attempting to run a parallel government.
The PMK, a constituent of the BJP-Led NDA, said the Governor should understand the sentiments
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