Tamil Nadu Governor Dismisses Jailed Minister On His Own In Rare Move | Read
In a contentious move, the first of its kind in recent memory, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has dismissed Minister V Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers without consulting Chief Minister MK Stalin, broadening a bitter standoff with the state's DMK government. Mr Balaji, who is in jail and faces serious criminal proceedings in several corruption cases including a cash-for-jobs scandal, had been retained as a minister without portfolio by Mr Stalin, a decision now overridden by Governor Ravi's unilateral action.
