Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu on Friday, 28 November 2025, launched a sharp attack on Governor R.N. Ravi, calling him a “terrorist” and alleging that he was attempting to bring terrorism into the state. His remarks came in response to the Governor’s recent observations suggesting a decline in Tamil Nadu’s law-and-order situation.
Appavu said, “In a way, what he says is true. The only terrorist is him and there is no one terrorist here. That is his mindset, he is referring to himself when he talks about a terrorist, there is no one else here,” claiming that the Governor’s comments reflected “his own thoughts” rather than the reality on the ground. He asserted that Tamil Nadu had no terrorism issue and alleged that the Governor was attempting to “instigate” unrest. “In this state, there is no terrorism and there are no law and order issues. He is simply hoping that terrorism will emerge here, that’s all. He was in places where terrorism prevailed, and he wants to instigate that here, but it will not happen,” he said.
Taking aim at the Governor’s background, Appavu remarked, “Tamil Nadu people are educated and not like in his place,” and stated that the state continued to remain safe under the Chief Minister’s leadership. “Everyone here is safe and the Chief Minister is doing safe governance,” he added.
The Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Thiru Appavu, has stooped to the extent of calling the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu, Thiru RN Ravi avl, a “terrorist” merely for highlighting the disturbing rise in terror-related incidents under the DMK Government.
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— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) November 28, 2025
(Source: India Today)
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