The Tamil Nadu Government has moved the Supreme Court against Governor N Ravi’s decision to reserve the Kalaignar University Bill, 2025 passed by the state assembly for the consideration of the President, ignoring the state Council of Ministers’ advice to grant assent to it.

Passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly earlier this year, the Kalaignar University Bill, 2025, seeks to establish a new state university named after former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi -- popularly known as ‘Kalaignar’.

It aimed to expand access to higher education, fostering research, and promoting Tamil language, culture, and social justice values through its academic framework.

In its petition filed under Article 32, the Tamil Nadu Government has urged the top court to declare the Governor's decision and "

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