The appointment of a full-time Governor, though over due, is to be welcomed (“Banwarilal Purohit is new Governor of Tamil Nadu”, October 1). The political scenario is still unsettled and there are ample reasons to question the bonafides of the present AIADMK government which clearly lacks the requisite majority to govern.
It is unfortunate that the legitimacy of the government is decided based on the the whims and caprice of a Governor under the guise of exercising discretionary powers. The political turmoil would not have come to such a situation had the Governor directed the government to seek a confidence vote earlier. That would have settled matters and helped the State concentrate on issues concerning the common man. One hopes that the new Governor, despite his affiliations with the BJP in the past, would take decisions purely according to constitutional provisions.
V. Subramanian,
Chennai
