Chennai: The state assembly on Friday rejected Governor R.N. Ravi’s remarks and re-passed the Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was previously held up by the Raj Bhavan for over 18 months. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu reintroduced the bill, passed by the assembly on February 22, 2024, and urged the house to confirm its approval and resend it for the governor’s assent. This move comes after Governor Ravi returned the bill with his objections through a notified order paper dated August 25, 2025. Reading out the governor’s note in the house, Speaker M. Appavu said the assembly has full authority to reconsider and re-pass the bill under constitutional provisions. Participating in the debate, Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi MLA T. Velmurugan termed the Governor’s action a “blatant violation of the Constitution” and urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to initiate the necessary “legal and political measures” to remove the Governor. Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi MLA E.R. Eswaran and VCK MLA S.S. Balaji also condemned the Governor’s conduct, calling it an affront to the democratic process. Responding to members, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said, “No state Governor has ever stalled or returned the Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Bill. Legislative enactment is a continuous process. This bill remained pending for 18 months, and the Governor’s decision to return it now violates all conventions. The Assembly rejects his comments and reaffirms its decision by passing the bill once again.”
CHENNAI: House re-adopts fiscal bill, rejects Governor’s remarks
