Lance Naik M Prabhu of Krishnagiri district and his brother Prabhakaran were attacked by a DMK councillor and some others on 8 February.
Published Feb 23, 2023 | 12:13 AM ⚊ Updated Feb 23, 2023 | 12:13 AM
Minister Ponmudy quipped that Governor Ravi should stop putting out social media messages like a politician and focus on his work. (Twitter)
Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy on Wednesday, 22 February, launched a scathing attack on Governor RN Ravi over the Raj Bhavan’s remarks on the killing of an Army jawan and also over the governor’s comments about Karl Marx.
Ponmudy, the state Higher Education Minister, took exception to the Raj Bhavan making remarks on the jawan’s death with a “political viewpoint”.
Lance Naik M Prabhu of Krishnagiri district and his brother Prabhakaran were attacked by a DMK councillor and some others on 8 February. A week later, Prabhu succumbed to his injuries.
The Raj Bhavan, on Tuesday, had tweeted via its official Twitter handle that the killing was a matter of “serious concern”.
Indeed, it is a matter of serious concern.(2/2)
— RAJ BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU (@rajbhavan_tn) February 21, 2023
The state police, however, was firmly dealing the matter legally (the DMK councillor has been arrested).
“One has to consider that putting out Twitter messages on the Raj Bhavan’s official handle with a political viewpoint is nothing but a mischievous act,” Ponmudy said in a statement.
He said that Prabhu was killed in a domestic dispute but the BJP was making it an issue for “media publicity”.
A protest by some ex-servicemen on Tuesday, with the support of the BJP’s state unit, was part of this where some former Army men made objectionable remarks, Ponmudy alleged.
While the Raj Bhavan had highlighted the meeting of the ex-servicemen with the governor and their plea on Twitter, “when will it reveal the status of the Assembly bill banning online gambling,” he asked.
The bill was reflective of the united voice of the people of the state, he added.
Referring to Ravi’s criticism of Karl Marx, Ponmudy said that Marx’s communism proposed equality and argued against discrimination of any kind, and that this would certainly be a “bitter pill” for many.
Ravi was “behaving like a child” in a Constitutional post and this amounts to “insulting” the Constitution, stated Ponmudy.
He should stop putting out social media messages like a politician and focus on his work, the minister added.
He also recalled the recent controversy surrounding the Tamil Nadu vs Tamizhagam name debate triggered by Governor Ravi and referred to the public outcry.
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