Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday came down heavily against the Union government’s Presidential reference in connection with the Tamil Nadu Governor case, saying that it attempts to “subvert” the constitutional position already settled by the Supreme Court.
He further accused Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi of acting at the “behest” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Stalin alleged that the questioning of the Supreme Court ruling in the Tamil Nadu Governor case (Governor vs State) was an attempt to “weaken democratically elected state government”. He further said that this challenges the authority of the Supreme Court as the final interpreter of the constitution.
Stalin questioned the objections raised over prescribing time limits for governors to act on the state legislative bills.