Chennai:

Calling Governor RN Ravi “a threat to peace”, Tamil Nadu’s ruling get together DMK has submitted a memorandum to the President to hunt his elimination for “obstructing a democratically elected government from serving the people”. He instigates communal hatred, the DMK has alleged.

“Governor RN Ravi has violated the oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law,” the DMK said in the submission to President Droupadi Murmu. He unduly delays assent to Bills passed by the assembly, it has alleged.

“Some might even consider his statements seditious as his statements attempt to excite disaffection towards the government,” the party led by Chief Minister MK Stalin said further, terming RN Ravi unfit for the constitutional office. “He deserves to be sacked,” it mentioned.

Governor Ravi has not reacted to this.

The DMK had earlier this month written to “all the like-minded MPs” urging them to again a proposal searching for RN Ravi’s elimination.

There are 20 Bills awaiting the governor’s assent in Tamil Nadu. The regulation says a governor could be appointed or eliminated by the President. If a Bill is shipped by the state cupboard for assent, the governor can ship it again as soon as. If the cupboard re-sends the invoice to the governor, they can’t ship it again.

Tamil Nadu is just one of three southern states — others being Kerala and Telangana — the place the governors and the ruling events are having virtually each day run-ins.

Party leaders have accused these governors of appearing like “puppets of the Centre”, seeing BJP-backed political vendetta behind their actions. The events — distinguished regional forces — have been trying past get together and provincial strains to consolidate forces and tackle the Centre’s ruling BJP.

In Tamil Nadu’s case, there’s alleged interference from Telangana’s governor too.

The DMK has accused Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who was a senior BJP chief in Tamil Nadu earlier than taking workplace, of “poking her nose” within the state’s politics. Ms Soundararajan can also be beneath hearth in Telangana from Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao’s TRS over recruitments in state universities.

DMK mouthpiece Murasoli responded to Governor Soundararajan’s comment that the get together’s prime political household has Telugu roots. “Telangana Governor should not do politics in Tamil Nadu. This is not her job. Let her resign and do politics in Tamil Nadu,” it mentioned, including that Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi already “exceeds limits and makes remarks causing confusion”.