On the occasion of the 78th Independence Day celebrations, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi hosted a tea party at the Governor’s House.
Various parties announced boycott of the tea party. The DMK and its allied parties including the Liberation Tigers of India, the Madhyamik Party, the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India and the Congress boycotted.
However, it was reported that Chief Minister Stalin and DMK ministers will attend on behalf of the government. In that way, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin, Speaker Appavu, Ministers Duraimurugan, Ponmudi and Udayanidhi Stalin went to the Governor’s House and participated in a tea party at around 5 pm today.
Apart from this, DMD General Secretary Premalatha, LK Sudish from the party, BJP State President Annamalai, Karu Nagarajan from the party, VP Thuraisamy, Tamil State Congress Party President GK Vasan, AIADMK Volunteers Coordinating Committee O. Panneer Selvam, R. Vaithilingam, Manoj Pandian and others were also present.
Many parties like industrialists and former high officials who served in the army were invited and they also attended the tea party with their families.
Earlier, Minister Thangam Tennarasu explained why the Tamil Nadu government was attending the tea party of the Governor.
“On behalf of the government, we have accepted the invitation of the honorable governor and we have decided to attend the party. We participate in that party. Explanations about the positions of the Governor have been given from time to time through the Ministers. Political opinions are different; The position of the government is different.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has different views on the issues on which the Governor’s ideology may depend. But the Chief Minister has great respect for the position and responsibility of Governor. Therefore, the position of the government is that in order to respect his position and responsibility, our ministers participate in the tea party that he may have invited in this Independence Day ceremony by accepting the invitation given by the governor.
Honorable Governorship is an Institution. Our Chief Minister always gives due respect to that Institution. He never fails to deliver. Therefore, based on those principles, we accept the Governor’s invitation and participate in it,” Minister Thangam Tennarasu said.
