In a long post on X, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has accused Governor RN Ravi of vilifying the Dravidian race and trying to "impose Hindi everywhere." Stalin trained his gun at Ravi after a line of the Tamil anthem was removed at an event presided over by the governor.

The incident pertains to the Chennai Doordarshans golden jubilee celebration event alongside the culmination of the Hindi month.

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.

A Hindi month celebration at Doordarshan Chennai sparked a political controversy with chief minister MK Stalin criticising the event and later governor RN Ravi.

The celebration of Hindi Month alongside Chennai Doordarshan's Golden Jubilee sparked a dispute between TN Governor RN Ravi and CM MK Stalin. Both exchanged accusations regarding language representation and respect for Tamil,

A row erupted as celebration of Hindi Month valedictory function were held along with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Chennai Doordarshan on Friday. It triggered a bitter war of words between Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin and state governor RN Ravi who fired salvos at each other.

A sentence "Thekkanamum adhil sirantha Dravida nal thiru naadum" was missing when the singers sang the anthem at the DD Tamil office in Chennai

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin emphasised the need to respect regional languages and avoid promoting Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, urging a more inclusive approach.