"We are ignoring Governor's Independence Tea party over his anti-govt stand": Tamil Nadu Congress Chief

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 13 : Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai said in a statement on Tuesday that they would boycott the tea party to be hosted by Governor RN Ravi on Independence Day at Raj Bhavan.
"The Governor has invited (us) to a tea party on Independence Day. Thanks for his invitation. The activities of the governors (are) becoming politically based during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime, which was not in the last 70 years," Selvaperunthagai said.
Slamming the governor, RN Ravi, Selvaperunthagai said, "The activities of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, have been against the interests of Tamil Nadu and the government elected by the people since the day he took office as the Governor of Tamil Nadu."
He added, "The appointment of vice-chancellors at universities in the state has been delayed... Also, it is unconstitutional for the Governor to continue in office even after his tenure. Therefore, on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Congress, we are ignoring the tea party (to be) given by the Governor."
In February 2024, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin accused Governor RN Ravi of using the Assembly for his political activities.
"Protocol demands that the Governor address the House at the beginning of the session. The Governor, however, behaved in a way that made us believe that he was using the Assembly as an extension of his political activities. Was it not an act that denigrated a century-old Assembly? Was it not an act that slighted the people of Tamil Nadu? Was it not amounting to violating and denigrating the Constitution by which he took the oath of office?" CM Stalin had said.
In March 2024, the Supreme Court questioned the conduct of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi over his decision to refuse to appoint K Ponmudy as a minister in the state cabinet and said that he had defied the order of the top court.