Chennai: Despite a statement in the Tamilnadu Assembly by Chief Minister M K Stalin that he did not have any personal animosity towards Governor R N Ravi, two Ministers have given Annamalai University convocation attended by the Governor the miss.

Ravi, also the Chancellor of Annamalai University, presided over the 84th convocation in Chidambaram. However, Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam who were supposed to attend the function, were conspicuous by their absence.

‘I don’t have any personal enmity towards Governor R N Ravi who has a pleasant disposition’, Stalin said in the Assembly Monday.

Stalin justified the non-participation in a recent Raj Bhavan event, saying it was because of pendency of the anti-NEET Bill.

He also said that an all-party meeting will be called later, if needed, after looking at the steps taken by the Governor in forwarding the NEET exemption Bill to President Ram Nath Kovind.

Stalin said that it was 70 days since the Assembly re-sent the anti-NEET Bill to Ravi after he had earlier sent it back to the House for reconsideration. Stalin said as per media reports, the Governor will be forwarding the Bill to the President.

The CM said while he did not have any personal grudge against Ravi, the party had no choice but to boycott the ‘At Home’ event since the Governor had not forwarded the bill, passed unanimously by the Tamilnadu Assembly, to the President for his assent.