Senior IAS officer Soumitra Mohan, a 2002-batch officer who had been serving as the state’s Transport Secretary for over three years, has now been appointed as Secretary to the Governor, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
RN Ravi’s appointment as West Bengal Governor has triggered a political exchange, with Mithun Chakraborty rejecting Mamata Banerjee’s allegation that the move is linked to plans for President’s Rule.
The Tamil Nadu chief minister said, "It is the tradition of the Tamil Nadu legislature to sing the ‘Thamizh Thai Vazhthu’ (Invocation to Mother Tamil) before the commencement of the Governor’s address and towards the end, play the national anthem."
Announcing the commencement of the first session of the new year on January 20, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu on Friday expressed hope that Governor RN Ravi will keep up the tradition and honour of the State legislature.
The doctoral student, Jean Joseph, instead received her degree from Vice Chancellor N Chandrasekar at the university’s 32nd convocation, held on the campus at Abishekapatti near Tirunelveli.
Smarting under Governor RN Ravi’s boycott of the Assembly without delivering the customary address, prepared by the state government, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday charged him with intentionally disrespecting the House and its dignity with a pre-determined mindset which amounted to insulting Tamil and the Tamil people.
