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.

Singers missed a line from Tamil Nadu's state anthem during its rendition in an event presided by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi.

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.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin questioned why Ravi did not immediately condemn the omission of the line, which refers to the greatness of the Dravidian land in the Deccan.

The Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and Governor RN Ravi are clashing over perceived 'Hindi imposition.' Stalin criticised Ravi for disrespecting the 'Tamizh Thaai Vaazhthu' and accused the central government of neglecting Tamil language development while heavily funding Sanskrit.

A dispute arose after the line referencing the 'Dravidian nation' was omitted from Tamil Nadu's anthem, leading CM MK Stalin to criticize Governor RN Ravi and the celebration of Hindi Month, arguing for respect towards local languages in multilingual India.

At a Hindi month event in Chennai attended by governor RN Ravi, the word 'Dravida' was omitted from the 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu' song, prompting backlash from various political parties. CM Stalin criticized the governor,

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

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.