![[File] Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi during the Assembly session | PTI](https://img.theweek.in/content/dam/week/news/india/images/2023/1/9/rn-ravi-tn-assembly-pti.jpg "[File] Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi during the Assembly session | PTI")
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, who has been at loggerheads with the M.K. Stalin government, sparked yet another controversy after he allegedly asked students to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at an event in Madurai.
Ravi was the chief guest of the event held at a private engineering college on Saturday. After his address, the governor asked students to chant after him the slogan, reported ANI.
His remarks stirred up a political storm with Congress MLA J.M.H. Hassan Maulaana accusing him of being a “propaganda master” of the RSS.
Maulaana, who represents Velachery constituency, said Ravi’s remarks did not behove the constitutional post held by him.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi asks students to chant 'Jai Shree Ram' during a function in a college at Thiruparankundram yesterday.
— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2025
Congress MLA from Tamil Nadu, JMH Aassan Maulana, says, "He is in one of the highest posts in this country, and he is speaking like a… pic.twitter.com/viPRZl1rq5
"The governor is occupying one of the highest posts in the country but he is speaking like a religious leader. He has become a propaganda master of the RSS and the BJP. See, this is not the way the governor can act,” he told the news agency.
"What the TN Governor is doing is highly condemnable, he is acting like an RSS face in Tamil Nadu and spreading its ideology. The position he holds is a constitutional post, so he has to remain neutral," Maulaana further said.
State Platform for Common School System - Tamil Nadu, a non-profit academic body, sought Ravi's removal from the post, saying the governor has violated the Constitution.
"Mr RN Ravi violated his oath of office. He failed to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions. Mr RN Ravi should be removed from the Office of Governor of Tamil Nadu forthwith for deliberately violating Article 159 of the Constitution of India,” it said in a statement.
Ravi, who has a penchant for controversy, recently faced a setback from the Supreme Court which came down heavily on the governor for sitting over the bills passed by the state legislature.
The top court cleared 10 bills that were stalled and reserved by the governor for the President's consideration. It also set a timeline for all governors to act on bills passed by state assemblies.
