Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Thursday condemned President Droupadi Murmu’s letter to the Supreme Court, seeking clarity on the Court’s judgment that set a deadline to clear Bills passed by the legislature.
In a strongly worded social media post on X, Stalin said: “I strongly condemn the Union Government’s Presidential Reference, which attempts to subvert the Constitutional position already settled by the Supreme Court in the Tamil Nadu Governor’s case and other precedents.”
This attempt clearly exposes the fact that the Tamil Nadu Governor acted at the BJP’s behest to undermine the people’s mandate, he added.
I strongly condemn the Union Government’s Presidential reference, which attempts to subvert the Constitutional position already settled by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Tamil Nadu Governor’s case and other precedents.
This attempt clearly exposes the fact that the Tamil Nadu…
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 15, 2025
This is nothing but a desperate attempt to weaken democratically elected State Governments by placing them under the control of Governors serving as agents of the Union Government. It also directly challenges the majesty of law and the authority of the Supreme Court as the final interpreter of the Constitution, he said.
The Supreme Court’s verdict earlier in April was based on a petition by the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, flagging 10 Bills pending the clearance of Governor RN Ravi. In a lengthy judgement, the Court noted that there was no justification for the Governor’s actions.
“Why should there be any objection to prescribing time limits for Governors to act? Is the BJP seeking to legitimise its Governors’ obstruction by allowing indefinite delays in Bill assent? Does the Union Government intend to paralyse non-BJP State Legislatures?” questioned Stalin.
“Our nation stands at a critical juncture. The questions raised in the reference reveal the BJP-led Union Government’s sinister intent to distort the Constitution’s basic distribution of powers and incapacitate the State Legislatures dominated by opposition parties. Thus, it poses a clear exigent threat to State autonomy,” he said.
In these grave circumstances, I urge all non-BJP States and party leaders to join this legal struggle to defend the Constitution. “We will fight this battle with all our might,” he said.
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Published on May 15, 2025