DMK holds protest against TN Guv, demands his resignation

Accusing Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit of 'dreaming' to run the government through the back door, DMK staged a protest here today demanding his resignation and said the party would intensify the stir if he continued to hold review meeting in districts.

A day after DMK cadres were arrested and remanded to judicial custody in Namakkal for their black flag protest against Purohit's visit, party working president M K Stalin today held a "siege Raj Bhavan," stir here, in which a large number of his party workers participated.

Charging Purohit with interfering in the "State's rights" DMK working president M K Stalin said the party would no more tolerate it.

Hitting out at Purohit for "continuously holding review meetings in every district like a Chief Minister," Stalin,also leader of the opposition in the Assembly, said "if you want to become Chief Minister you change the AIADMK leadership and sit as Chief Minister... we are ready to face you."
Accusing the Governor for dreaming to "run the government through the back door," he said it would not bear fruit and added that "shattering that dream is our first task."
Ever since he assumed office last year, Purohit has been touring districts and faced flak from the principal opposition party DMK, which alleged he was holding review meetings 'like an elected Chief Minister.'
Alleging that DMK cadres were arrested yesterday on the direction of Purohit, he said he found it "amusing."