Amid row, TN govt ‘thanks’ governor for speech, with ‘regret’

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu MLA Thiru. N. Eramakrishnan on Wednesday moved a ‘motion of thanks’ on governor R N Ravi's address, with a mention of the word ‘regret’ over his action on January 9.

“...That this House records its agony for the act of Govenor by omitting and including some portions in the Governor's address which was sent by the Tamil Nadu government, approved by theGovernor and circulated in the Assembly: That the members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly are grateful to the Governor for the address, recorded in the House on the January 9, 2023,”read motion of thanks.




On Wednesday, the governor sparked a controversy by saying that ‘Thamizhagam’ would be a more appropriate name for the state.