Overview

• At a government function in Thanjavur on June 16, CM M K Stalin accused Governor R N Ravi of sitting on the bill sent on May 2 to establish Kalaignar University.
• The Assembly adopted the proposal unanimously to name the university after former CM M Karunanidhi, but it has remained unsigned for more than 40 days.
• Stalin said multiple reminders have been issued and that the Higher Education Minister was denied an appointment at Raj Bhavan to discuss the pending bill.
• He pointed to an April Supreme Court verdict that ruled governors must grant assent to state legislation without undue delay.
• Stalin warned that if the governor continued to hold up the bill, the state government would compel him to grant assent and noted the university’s foundation stone could have been laid this week.