Ravindra Narayana Ravi (born 3 April 1951) is an ex-IPS(29RR), 1976 batch an Indian politician and former bureaucrat serving as the current and 15th

Governor of Tamil Nadu The governor of Tamil Nadu is the head of state of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the state appointed by t ...

. Ravi served as the 18th Governor of Nagaland from 1 August 2019 to 9 September 2021 and Governor of Meghalaya from 18 December 2019 to 26 January 2020.

Political career

In 2014, he was appointed the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee. He was appointed Deputy National Security Advisor of India on 5 October 2018. He also served as the interlocutor for the talks between

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and the

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, from 2014 to 2021.

Governor of Nagaland

Ravi was appointed the Governor of Nagaland on 20 July 2019 by the order of the

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. The

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between Naga's and Indian government was achieved during his stint in August 2015. It's a major breakthrough for achieving peace in the region since the 1997 ceasefire agreement. As interlocutor, Ravi had a fallout with the Isak Muivah-led National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) in 2020 with whom he manoeuvred the signing of the 2015 Framework Agreement after he allegedly misinterpreted the agreement and tried to manipulate it. Subsequently, the NSCN (IM) sought to have him removed as interlocutor. Ravi was also perceived to be targeting the NCSN (IM) group while being soft on its rival Naga National Political Groups comprising seven

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groups. After his appointment to Tamil Nadu, the

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president

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said the Nagaland government was not happy with the way Ravi functioned and said he interfered in the affairs of a popular government. Journalists of the Kohima Press Club (KPC), boycotted the state farewell programme for Ravi to show their resentment when he was shifted to Tamil Nadu since Ravi refused to interact with the media despite numerous approaches.

Governor of Tamil Nadu

On 9 September 2021, R. N. Ravi was appointed the

. He took charge as Governor of Tamil Nadu on 18 September 2021.

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greeted Ravi and welcomed him. However, his appointment was questioned by

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and

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, allies to the ruling party

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claiming that there is an ulterior motive in his appointment. The Supreme Court on April 2022 brought into question Ravi's action to refer Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict

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's remission plea to the President, saying such a move strikes at the "very roots" of the country's "federal structure." Ravi had rejected approval for 19 bills passed by the assembly from September 2021 to April 2022 including the anti-NEET bill. Ravi has been criticised by political analysts in Tamilnadu for interfering in the administration of the government. On May 31, 2022, he had 21 bills passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly pending before him.

References

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