The ruling DMK on Saturday took strong objection to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s remarks National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) And insisted that if he tried to ‘do politics’ by following the ‘big brother’s attitude’, it would not succeed. The BJP opposed dragging the governor into the NEET controversy and said the remarks against him were defamatory.
DMK’s Tamil daily ‘Murasoli’ said sometimes the question arises whether the governor went beyond the limits of his powers to refer to criticisms against Ravi when he was the governor of Nagaland. Referring to Ravi in his Republic Day address, the ruling party mouthpiece said the remarks were intended to hurt the self-respect of the people of Tamil Nadu, in the context of NEET.
A bill adopted by the assembly for exemption from NEET is pending with the governor for his consideration and when the entire state barring a few ‘sanghis’ opposes the test for medical admission, the DMK organ asked whether for Ravi. It was pertinent to remark (defending NEET) that the enrollment of government school students in government medical colleges has increased after the commencement of the examination. Moreover, the fate of the bill, passed in September 2021, is yet to be ascertained, Saturday’s edition read.
Governor Ravi must first understand that Tamil Nadu is not like other states and has political clarity from people living in even remote villages. Before expressing his views, if Ravi ‘clearly understands Tamil Nadu and its history’, it will bring prestige to his post, the article said. Ravi should tell the people whether it was appropriate not to comment on the pending bill amidst legal complications. The Tamil Nadu Assembly represents around 7 crore Tamil people and the bill was passed by the House, the DMK mouthpiece underlined.
The Governor in his Republic Day address had said, “The need of the hour is to improve the quality of education in our government schools. The negative difference in educational outcomes of government and private schools is worrying. The poor cannot afford expensive private schools. Government schools are their only hope.”
“Before the introduction of NEET, the share of students from government schools in government medical colleges seats was barely 1 per cent. Thanks to the affirmative action of 7.5 per cent reservation for government school students, this number has improved significantly,” Ravi said. 7.5 percent reservation was introduced during the previous AIADMK government. “However, there is an urgent need to improve the quality of education even in government schools. Similarly in higher education too, we must work hard to restore the once remarkable reputation of our universities,” the governor said in his address.
DMK said a party gains power by explaining its policies to the people and people also expect that the party that wins the election will fulfill their aspirations. DMK had strongly opposed NEET on several grounds including violation of state rights. Also, the party had repeatedly said that the exam went against students from backward classes and rural areas.
The ruling party further said in the article that the governor should realize that to put on hold the bill passed by the assembly to fulfill the aspirations of the people means to insult them. Listing the previous governors of Tamil Nadu, who were also politicians and others, the DMK said those who have confined themselves to the purview of the power conferred by the Constitution on the post of governor have won praise. However, there were some who had ‘trampled’ the constitutional norms and became a blot on the institution.
“We accept that the Governor is the representative of the Central Government,” the article said and Ravi should understand that his paramount duty is to convey to the Center the opinion of the people of Tamil Nadu and that the Central Government should understand it and not implement it here. The decision of the Center on the people of The DMK said that be it opposition to NEET, which is based on state authority and has a bilingual policy of only Tamil and English, the entire state of Tamil Nadu stands united across party lines. Murasoli said that there is no difference in the stand of the ruling or major opposition parties in such matters.
Aspects, Ravi should make efforts to get recognition from the Center for being the ‘voice of the voice’ of the state, DMK apparently urges Governor to move the central government, Bill – to free Tamil Nadu from the purview of NEET For – and work towards obtaining the assent of the President for this. Instead of chasing such a line, if Ravi thought of doing politics by holding on to the ‘big brother attitude’, he would do well to realize that it would not be successful and Tamil Nadu is not Nagaland, according to his previous posting. situation, the ruling party said.
To underline that point, the Murasoli article used a popular Tamil phrase ‘Kokkendru Ninaithaiyo Konganava’ from a Saiva Siddha (enlightened) tradition folktale. This phrase also became part of the title for the writing. The story emphasizes on complete devotion to one’s duty and states that even a saint endowed with supernatural powers cannot do anything for such a committed person. In folklore, the phrase ‘Kokkendru’ was used by a devoted housewife who tells a saint, Konganar, not to underestimate her. She tells him that the way he had burnt a crane with his own eyes, he cannot burn it to ashes.
The article said that senior police officer Ravi was appointed governor after his retirement and was not a leader who understood political dynamics. Tamil Nadu governor should understand that police department sometimes need ‘intimidation strategy’ and this can help them to an extent, but such approach will not help in achieving anything in politics Will get The Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP condemned the article and said it was “derogatory”. BJP Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai told reporters that Governor Ravi followed the Constitution and also lauded the performance of the state government in past occasions, including in handling the pandemic.
He said the jibe against the governor was unacceptable and, although “we cannot speak on his behalf”, the BJP as a national party condemned it as defamatory. Tamil Nadu Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu has already opposed the Governor’s remarks on NEET.
This is the first time that the DMK has crossed swords with Ravi after taking over as the governor in September last year. The DMK had also opposed Ravi’s predecessor Banwarilal Purohit, when he began a state-wide tour, saying it was against the democratic ethos and violated the rights of a duly elected government.
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