The ruling DMK has also criticized Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi during his traditional New Year address to the assembly for deviating from the speech approved by the state government and omitting the names of stalwarts including Periyar and Ambedkar. Accusing him of promoting the RSS agenda in the Dravidian state, the party called him a fool for suggesting separatism by saying that Thamizhagam would be a more appropriate name for the state instead of the present Tamil Nadu. NDTV’s Sam Daniels spoke to DMK spokesperson and former MP TKS Elangovan on the current faceoff and a host of issues.