Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi should free himself from divisive forces and discharge duties as per Constitutional norms, if he intends to continue as governor, Chief Minister M K Stalin said, and asked him to desist from converting Raj Bhavan into a political party office to depict Dravidian race in poor light.

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

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.