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RN Ravi Replaces CV Ananda Bose Ahead Of West Bengal Assembly Elections. Who Is He? | India News

RN Ravi Replaces CV Ananda Bose Ahead Of West Bengal Assembly Elections. Who Is He? | India News

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Last Updated:March 05, 2026, 21:56 IST Ananda Bose, who took charge as West Bengal Governor in 2022, resigned from his position just ahead of the Assembly elections this year. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi (Photo: IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has replaced CV Ananda Bose as the Governor of West Bengal after the latter’s abrupt resignation ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. Ravi, who has had frequent confrontations with the MK Stalin-led DMK government in Tamil Nadu, has replaced Bose as the new Governor of West Bengal, confirmed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “Union Home Minister just informed me that Shri R.N. Ravi is being appointed as Governor of West Bengal. He never consulted with me as per the established convention in this regard,” said Mamata Banerjee on X. I am shocked and deeply concerned by the sudden news of the resignation of Shri C. V. Ananda Bose, the Governor of West Bengal.The reasons behind his resignation are not known to me at this moment. However, given the prevailing circumstances, I would not …

‘Balant Attempt To…’: Tamil Nadu Guv On Govt Opposing HC Order On Karthigai Deepam | India News

‘Balant Attempt To…’: Tamil Nadu Guv On Govt Opposing HC Order On Karthigai Deepam | India News

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Last Updated:January 08, 2026, 14:56 IST His remarks come only a day after the Madras High Court allowed the ritualistic deepam (lamp) to be lit atop the Thiruparankundram Hills in Madurai. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi (Photo: X/@rajbhavan_tn) Amid the ongoing row over the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday reacted to the government opposing the Madras High Court’s order and said that trying to light the lamp in the land of Murugan on an imaginary ground is a blatant attempt to undermine the judiciary. Speaking on the issue, the Governor said, “You are not allowed to light the lamp in the land of Murugan on an imaginary ground.” He described the situation as a serious challenge to democratic institutions, calling it a “blatant attempt to undermine the judiciary”. Ravi said such actions were unprecedented in the country’s history. “It has never happened in the history of India before,” he said, referring to what he described as efforts to pressure the judicial system. He further alleged that there had …

SC verdict will restore balance in Union-state relations: Stalin | Latest News India

SC verdict will restore balance in Union-state relations: Stalin | Latest News India

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Chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday vowed to fight for state autonomy as he hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict that struck down Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi’s move to reserve 10 re-enacted bills for presidential assent after withholding their approval. The CM referred to the court’s order in the state assembly and called it a victory for all states. The top court’s verdict came as a shot in the arm for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Tamil Nadu government, which has been at loggerheads with Ravi over various issues (ANI) The top court’s verdict came as a shot in the arm for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Tamil Nadu government, which has been at loggerheads with Ravi over various issues, including the latter stalling 10 bills after the assembly re-enacted them. “We thank and welcome today’s historic judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, reaffirming the legislative rights of State Legislatures and putting an end to the trend of Union government-nominated Governors stalling progressive legislative reforms in Opposition-ruled states,” Stalin wrote in a post on X. “This is …

Did T.N. Governor refer re-passed Bills to President to avoid assent, asks Supreme Court

Did T.N. Governor refer re-passed Bills to President to avoid assent, asks Supreme Court

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Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi. File | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The Supreme Court on Friday (February 7, 2025) asked whether Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi referred 10 Bills re-passed by the State Legislature to the President to avoid having to give his consent to them.  A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan questioned Attorney-General of India (AG) R. Venkataramani if the Governor had referred the re-passed Bills to the President for consideration only to circumvent the procedure under the first proviso of Article 200 (Governor’s assent of Bills) of the Constitution. Under Article 200, a Governor has three options when Bills are sent to him for assent. That is, either to give assent, withhold assent or refer the Bills to the President for consideration. Tamil Nadu government has argued that a Governor can refer a Bill to the President only in case of any ‘repugnancy’ under Article 254, that is, if the proposed State law is found to be inconsistent with or encroaches into an existing Central law or if the Bill …

Supreme Court Questions Tamil Nadu Governor Over Pending Bills

Supreme Court Questions Tamil Nadu Governor Over Pending Bills

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today questioned Tamil Nadu Governor, RN Ravi’s, decision to stall bills for assent that the state Assembly passed, expressing concerns and asking why it took him three years to find issues in the bill. The standoff between the Tamil Nadu Governor and the state government over clearing bills first reached the Supreme Court in 2023, where the state government told the top court that the Governor had referred 10 bills re-adopted by the assembly to President Droupadi Murmu. The Supreme Court has again expressed concerns and said it seems the Governor has created his procedure. The Supreme Court has framed several questions for the hearing which is scheduled for Friday and asked: Shouldn’t the Governor provide reasons for returning a bill? Can the Governor send a bill passed by the assembly for the second time to the President? Can the Governor send all types of bills to the President? Can a time limit be set for the Governor to make a decision? Is the Governor bound to give assent to …

TN Governor Rav’s ‘Secularism European concept not Bhartiya’ remark creates stir, Congress demands his removal – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi created a political stir with his remark on ‘secularism’. While addressing an event in Kanyakumari district on Sunday, the Governor said secularism is a European concept evolved after a conflict between the church and the king whereas Bharat is a dharma-centric nation and therefore, it was not part of the Constitution, but added during the Emergency by “one insecure prime minister”. Ravi asserted a lot of frauds have been committed on the people of the country, and one of them was a wrong interpretation of secularism. Secularism is not a Bharatiya concept: Governor “What does secularism mean? Secularism is a European concept, secularism is not a Bharatiya concept,” he said. Decades later, during emergency (1975-77), “one insecure Prime Minister,” introduced secularism in the Constitution in order to appease some sections of people, the Governor alleged. Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister during the emergency. He further said in Europe, secularism emerged as there was a fight between the church and the …