Chennai, Feb 15 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Thursday observed that Governor R.N.Ravi skipping his customary New Year address to the State Assembly seems that he has used the House to extend his political activities. Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor for his address in the House, the Chief Minister said Governor address at the start of the New year was Assembly tradition. It is the duty of the Governor to read the policy statement of the government prepared by the Cabinet in the House. "But it seems that Mr Ravi (by skipping reading the speech prepared by the State government) in a manner that made us believe that he was using the Assembly as an extension of his political activities", he added. "Does it not amounted to insulting the Tamil Nadu Assembly which has long tradition of 100 years... Is it not an act of slighting the crores of people of Tamil Nadu...Does it not amounted to violating and denigrating the Constitution by which he took the oath of office?,” Mr Stalin asked. Stating that his (the DMK's) ‘Dravidian Model’ governance had been facing and challenging the “fascist and autocratic” rule in India with a brave heart, he said he would not be cowed by such “childish behaviour”. “We have overcome so many such obstacles. Let me say in my capacity as the leader of a movement that is capable of overcoming obstacles that I am Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin. I cannot be browbeaten or stopped,” he asserted, amid thumping of desks by the members of the Treasury Benches. Recalling the 33 months achievements of his government after the DMK came to power after a gap of ten years with a resounding victory in the May 2021 Assembly polls and he assumed office as Chief Minister for the first time, he listed out the ten key achievements of his government that was full of development and achievements. “Tamil Nadu’s share of the Indian economy is nine per cent. This is the first achievement,” he said, adding, what had crowned the achievement was that it had caused “our rivals to rage with anger and envy”. The “enemies”, he said, were angry because the government had removed oppressive forces and had uplifted the oppressed. “Everyone is expressing their anger in their own way and the Governor, who occupies a Constitutional post, is not an exception. But we cannot remain silent. We are committed to our principle that not a single day shall pass without helping people,” he said...////...