• By Raju Kumar
  • Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:17 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin took a jibe at Governor RN Ravi after he cleared two Bills. According to a report published on NDTV, both bills were passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly a month ago. Stalin reportedly said that the Governor's assent was "expected". He also said that Ravi was "scared" that the DMK government may approach the court again.

The development comes days after the Supreme Court snubbed President Droupadi Murmu, asserting there should be a deadline for the approval of the President, triggering a sharp criticism from the Centre.

Stalin Condemns Centre for Seeking SC Opinion On Deadlines For Governor

Earlier on May 15, Stalin condemned the BJP-led Centre for using the Presidential reference route to seek the Supreme Court's opinion on deadlines for Governor over Bills, as outlined in a recent apex court judgment, and said it revealed the union government's "sinister intent."

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Stalin, president of the ruling DMK asked non-BJP states to join the legal struggle to defend the Constitution. Left parties strongly backed the chief minister and hit out at the Centre for its move.

In a post on 'X,' Stalin said: "I strongly condemn the Union Government's Presidential reference, which attempts to subvert the Constitutional position already settled by the Supreme Court in the Tamil Nadu Governor’s case and other precedents."

He alleged that this attempt clearly exposed the fact that the Tamil Nadu Governor acted at the BJP's behest to undermine the people’s mandate.

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This was nothing but a desperate attempt to weaken democratically elected state governments by placing them under the control of governors serving as agents of the union government, Stalin claimed.

"It also directly challenges the majesty of law and the authority of the Supreme Court as the final interpreter of the Constitution."

The Tamil Nadu CM posed a slew of direct questions, which include the following. "Why should there be any objection to prescribing time limits for Governors to act?... Is the BJP seeking to legitimise its Governors’ obstruction by allowing indefinite delays in Bill assent?

(With PTI inputs)