Chennai: In an exercise meant to break ice and heed to the Supreme Court direction to sort out their issue over a cuppa, Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi and chief minister MK Stalin discussed the affairs of the state government, including various contentious matters, during a 40-minute interaction at the Raj Bhavan last week.
While the CM indicated to the governor that his “action” was “unnecessary” and “nowhere mentioned in the Constitution”, Ravi reiterated “his total commitment to the good of the people of Tamil Nadu and assured his continuing support to the state government within the bounds of the Constitution of India”.
Stalin urged the governor to exercise his powers and recall the 10 Bills that he had reserved for the consideration of the President and give his quick assent. The 10 Bills that were readopted by the state legislature, broadly empower the state government to appoint vice-chancellors of state-run universities.
“The chief minister urged the governor to act as per the provisions of the Constitution. Only then will the governor's actions be beneficial to the welfare of the people of the state and the administration,” a government release said.
On a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the governor’s inaction on Bills, the Supreme Court had recently observed that the governor and the CM should end the impasse over tea. The court has posted the case for next hearing on January 23.