DMK condemned Governor R N Ravi for his “Sanathan Dharma” statement.

The DMK has advised the Governor not to make statements “unbecoming for his constitutional position” in violation of his oath.

Participating in a private function in the city on Saturday, Governor Ravi said that Bharat was founded on the principle of Sanathan Dharma.

The statement has evoked a strong response from the DMK-led secular progressive alliance.

In a statement, DMK treasurer cum Parliamentary party leader T R Baalu said, “It is unbecoming of his post to continuously voice views in favour of Sanathan Dharma and against secularism. The Constitution and several Supreme Court verdicts have emphasized that the Governor was bound by the policy decisions of the state government.”

“It is not right on his part to exercise his right to speech, forgetting and violating his limits. It is illegal to air communal views and views endorsing Santhan Dharma, varnashrama and violence while occupying the Governor’s post. It is antithetical to the oath taken by him, ” Baalu added.