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A day after Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi issued an order dismissing V Senthil Balaji from the council of ministers and later placed the order ‘on hold’, the ruling DMK’s allies on Friday condemned his action, saying it was against democracy and the Constitution.
“His actions have a motive to create trouble for the ruling DMK government. VCK condemns this. Even if has taken back his order now, he will be giving trouble to DMK in some form or the other,” Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader and MP Thol Thirumavalvan told reporters on Friday. “The chief minister should call an all-party meeting, discuss and pass a resolution on Manipur and the governor issue. Under the DMK, a huge protest should be taken out to call Ravi back,” he added.
Thirumavalvan’s comments came even as posters sprung up in a few areas across Chennai, asking the governor if he would write to Delhi and demand that the “37 Union ministers against whom criminal cases are still pending” be dismissed. Advocate Hemanth Annadurai, a DMK supporter, stuck the posters questioning the governor.
Meanwhile, Dravidar Kazhagam leader K Veeramani said in a statement that the governor’s order was an example of abuse of power. “The Governor who continues to indulge in activities against the Constitution and DMK with ulterior motives should tender his resignation or the President should dismiss him according to democratic philosophy,” Veeramani said.
Governor Ravi said on Thursday that Balaji should be dismissed with immediate effect as “there are reasonable apprehensions” that his continuation as a minister “will adversely impact the due process of law including fair investigation that may eventually lead to breakdown of the constitutional machinery in the state”.
Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14 over an alleged job scam in 2015, is currently in judicial custody after having undergone a heart bypass surgery.
The governor’s latest move has further strained the relationship between the M K Stalin-led DMK government and the Raj Bhavan.
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