CHENNAI: DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi alleged on Tuesday that the BJP government at the Centre had made R N Ravi Governor of Tamil Nadu only to give trouble to the DMK government and to insult Tamils.

Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi on Monday walked out of Tamil Nadu assembly without reading his customary address for the second consecutive year, opposing what he described as disrespect to the national anthem and triggering a political controversy.

At DMK's statewide protest demanding the removal of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi accused the BJP of using him to trouble the Tamil Nadu government and insult Tamils.

In the third such incident, Governor R.N. Ravi storms out of the Tamil Nadu Assembly claiming “insult” to national anthem; Chief Minister M.K. Stalin calls action “childish” as controversy erupts over the “Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu” State anthem.

The BJP's Tamil Nadu President, K Annamalai, criticized the state government for the recent controversy regarding the recitation of the state song 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' and the national anthem in the Assembly.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi refused to deliver his customary address to the Assembly today and walked out in protest of the National Anthem not being sung at the beginning of the address.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed high drama and unprecedented scenes on Monday as Governor RN Ravi staged a walkout without delivering the customary address prepared by the state government on the opening day of the first session of the year.

According to a statement from the office of Raj Bhawan, upon the Governors arrival at the assembly, only Tamil Tai Vazhdu, the state anthem, was sung instead of the National Anthem, which is traditionally played during such occasions.