Amid escalating tensions, Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister M.K. Stalin accuses Governor RN Ravi of disrespecting Dravidian culture by excluding 'Dravida' from the State anthem. The Governor contends Stalin's comments are racist,

The already strained relations between the Tamil Nadu government and the Governor escalated sharply on Friday (18 October) after Chief Minister M K Stalin said a line with the word 'Dravida' was skipped when the Tamil anthem was sung at an event attended by Governor RN Ravi.

Governor R N Ravi faced backlash for omitting 'Dravida' from Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu during a Hindi event, igniting criticism from various political leaders. Participating in Tamil University’s convocation,

V Hanumantha Rao calls for local language inclusion amidst tensions between Tamil Nadu CM Stalin and Governor Ravi over language prioritization. Rao advocates for Tamil's recognition alongside Hindi,

Chennai: A distorted version of the Tamil Nadu State anthem rendered at a DD Tamil official event blew up into a major row between Governor R N Ravi and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday. The Governor charged that Stalin had made a “racist remark” against him.

DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai lashed out at Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on October 19, accusing him of deliberately insulting Tamil pride by omitting the word "Dravida" from the state's anthem during a public event.

THANJAVUR: A day after he was embroiled in a controversy over omission of the word ‘Dravida’ from the lyrics of Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu at the Hindi month celebration at Doordarshan Kendra in Chennai, governor RN Ravi governor stood up to the recital of the Tamil anthem at Tamil University in Thanjavur with the singers including the word ‘Dravida’ as

The controversy surrounding the alleged distortion of the Tamil Nadu State anthem at a Doordarshan event has sparked a massive political uproar, with Chief Minister MK Stalin launching a scathing attack on Governor RN Ravi.