CM, DMK’s allies skip ‘At Home’ reception
The Hindu
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Cabinet members skip Republic Day reception, escalating tensions with Governor R.N. Ravi.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and his Cabinet colleagues skipped the annual Republic Day ‘At Home’ reception hosted by Governor R.N. Ravi at the Raj Bhavan on Sunday.
Mr. Stalin and Ministers participated in the ‘At Home’ reception last Independence Day. However, the stand-off between the Governor and the ruling DMK escalated this month after Mr. Ravi walked out of the Assembly. The DMK’s allies — the Congress, the CPI (M), and the VCK — had earlier announced that they would boycott event. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, too, did not take part. Justice K.R. Shriram, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court; Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Dakshin Bharat Area; M.K. Narayanan, former West Bengal Governor; Tamilisai Soundarajan, former Telangana Governor; and Madras High Court Judges, participatedlaw officers, chairpersons of commissions and tribunals, serving and retired defence officers, members of civil society organisations and non governmental organisations, freedom fighters, and industrialists were present.
Among political leaders, AIADMK leader D. Jayakumar, BJP State president K. Annamalai, TMC(Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan, PT leader K. Krishnasamy and DMDK leader L.K. Sudhish attended the reception.
Mr. Ravi gave away the Governor’s Awards 2024 under the ‘Social Service’ and ‘Environmental Protection’ categories. He also distributed prizes to winners of the essay competitions.
“Earth Day celebrations have already started in Bengaluru, with campaigns at various colleges such as St. Josephs, and Christ University where life-size elephants made from the invasive species, Lantana Camera, have been travelling to spread the message of conservation and coexistence, along with expert talks from WWF India and Ravi Chellam of Metastring Foundation,” said the release.
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