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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicTamil Nadu Governor

Topic: Tamil Nadu Governor

SubscriberWrites: When the Constitution speaks, why ask again?

A Presidential Reference seeks clarity where none is needed—risking constitutional certainty for political ambiguity.

When SC judges interpret words that don’t exist, Constitution becomes whatever they say it is

Article 124(2) and Article 200 did not have words now imported into them by the Supreme Court. “Consultation” has already become “concurrence” and now appointment could be “deemed”.

Supreme Court’s Tamil Nadu Governor verdict is judicial zeal gone too far

The Tamil Nadu vs Governor judgment deserves reconsideration by a Constitution Bench—not because the Supreme Court’s motives were flawed, but because its methods exceeded constitutional bounds.

No more Raj Bhavans. We don’t need governors

The BJP is accustomed to justifying its actions by harking back to the rule of Indira Gandhi when then-Andhra Pradesh Governor Thakur Ram Lal dismissed the Telugu Desam government in 1984.

‘Governor must be the catalyst, not inhibitor’—Inside SC’s ruling in plea against TN Governor

The top court urges all Governors to not create roadblocks in the state machinery and respect the will of the people, without giving in to political considerations.

Tamil Nadu governor skips address, walks out of assembly over ‘insult’ to National Anthem, Constitution

Raj Bhavan alleges that CM Stalin & speaker refused to sing National Anthem despite governor’s ‘reminder’ amid sloganeering in the assembly.

Day after SC rap, Tamil Nadu governor says will induct DMK leader Ponmudy in Stalin’s cabinet

Top court had said Governor R N Ravi was defying the judges who had stayed Ponmudy’s conviction in a disproportionate assets case. Swearing-in later today.

SC proposes panel to inspect closed Vedanta plant in Tuticorin, calls it of ‘national importance’

The plant is closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed as police opened fire to quell a protest over alleged pollution caused by it.

‘Like a goat’s beard’ — KK Shah to RN Ravi, decades-old saga of DMK’s dislike of governors

At a youth conference this month, DMK called for abolition of post of governor. The party’s dislike of the post transcends mere political differences & is rooted in its idea of federalism.

The 9 bills TN governor referred to President — anti-NEET, pvt college takeover, stamp duty changes

Document detailing each bill sent to Governor R. N. Ravi’s office was placed before CJI-led bench hearing Tamil Nadu govt’s petition accusing Ravi of sitting on bills passed by assembly.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.