The incident has deepened the rift between the Governor and the state government, reigniting debates over constitutional propriety and political one-upmanship.

Chennai: A by now familiar scene played out in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday with Governor R N Ravi leaving the House without delivering his customary address on the opening day of the first session of the year,

Minutes after the Governor walked out, his office accused the Tamil Nadu government of disrespecting the Constitution by not singing the National Anthem at the start of the session

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi refused to deliver his customary address to the Assembly today and walked out in protest of the National Anthem not being sung at the beginning of the address.

Governor R N Ravi exits Tamil Nadu legislative assembly within minutes after his request to sing the national anthem is refused by CM M K Stalin and S

During the House proceedings, the governor fervently appealed to Chief Minister MK Stalin and Speaker M Appavu to sing the National Anthem, but they 'cussedly refused,' the Governor's office alleged in a social media post on 'X'.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi walked out of the Assembly on Monday, after the National Anthem was not played following the rendition of the Tamil Thai Vazhthu (Tamil Invocation Song). The incident unfolded during the Governor's customary address to the House at the commencement of the Assembly session.

Raj Bhawan said that upon the arrival of the Governor in the Assembly, only 'Tamil Tai Vazhdu' was played and not the National Anthem.