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A video of the event, which has since gone viral on social media, shows the Governor encouraging students to chant the religious slogan
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi (Photo: X/@rajbhavan_tn)
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has landed in fresh controversy and drawn sharp criticism from the ruling DMK government after asking students at an engineering college in Madurai to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ during an event.
The incident took place on Saturday while Ravi, attending as the chief guest, was addressing an event at Thiagarajar Engineering College in Madurai. A video of the event, which has since gone viral on social media, shows the governor encouraging students to chant the religious slogan.
In the video, Governor Ravi is heard saying, “Let us pay tribute to Lord Shri Ram. I say, and you say — Jai Shri Ram,” to which the students respond by chanting the slogan.
The move has drawn strong condemnation from the ruling MK Stalin-led government, with the party accusing Ravi of behaving like an “RSS ideologue”.
Speaking to CNN-News18, DMK spokesperson Salem Dharanidharan said Ravi’s action goes against the Constitution of the country. “It’s baffling that the governor would visit an engineering college and make students chant words of a particular religion. India being a secular country, it goes against our Constitution to impose such religious colours at a college event.”
Dharanidharan further stated that this was not the first time Governor Ravi had acted in this controversial manner. “The governor has repeatedly tried to destroy Tamil Nadu’s history and culture. His is behaving like an RSS ideologue,” he stated.
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Tamil Nadu, India, India
