Woman prof never visited Raj Bhavan in last 1 year: Guv office
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.10.2018
Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan on Friday issued a statement saying assistant professor Nirmala Devi of Aruppukottai, who was arrested for allegedly attempting to push four girls into a sex racket, had not visited the Raj Bhavan even once after the present governor Banwarilal Purohit assumed office in October last year.
The Raj Bhavan release came three days after the arrest and release of Tamil biweekly magazine Nakkheeran’s editor R Gopal for publishing an article linking the governor with Nirmala Devi.
“There is only absolute falsehood and not a shred of truthfulness in the links attributed to the governor or the Raj Bhavan to the issue concerning a college assistant professor. The statement given by her before the police will itself bear out the truth,” said a press release issued by a joint director in the Raj Bhavan.
Terming the article published by Nakkheeran as false, the release said, “It is a matter of humour to hear people say that press freedom is being threatened due to the action being taken under the law — after much patience and tolerance — to stop a slanderous, vulgar and cowardly way of attacking the first citizen of the state.”
‘Guv did not visit MKU guest house’
Chennai: “Raj Bhavan has been maintaining a dignified silence for more than six months since the issue came to light as the law was taking its course and the matter was under investigation and subsequently placed before the court for trial,” it said.
The release said it was shocking to see resurfacing of yellow journalism in an issue of Nakkheeran on September 2 after the chargesheets had been filed and all investigation completed. “Those who claim to be engaged in investigative journalism have not even bothered to verify the actual statement given by Devi before the police. The height of casualness and cowardice in journalistic ethics had been reached with the publishing of the article. The truth is that Devi has never entered Raj Bhavan in the last one year and she does not have any acquaintance with the governor or the secretary to the governor or any of the officers working in the Raj Bhavan,” it said.
The governor did not visit the MKU guest house when he visited the varsity to participate in the Mother Theresa University convocation, which was held at MKU, the release said.
“He has at no point of time stayed in the guest house. The secretary to the governor did not accompany him on any visit to MKU. It can only be a deep sense of hatred towards goodness and truth that could have driven any journalist to have written the articles in the manner they appeared in the Nakkheeran,” said the release.
The release said it should be understood that no action even bordering on the excessive use of state power would be initiated by the Raj Bhavan.
“Having been hurt by the continuous baseless slander, a complaint has been given under the law. In a democracy, there can be a healthy exchange of ideas. But no threats on a constitutional authority as the governor will be tolerated,” the release said. The Raj Bhavan would not be cowed down by actions aimed at hurting the dignity of the high office, it said.
The need for Raj Bhavan to narrate the truth has shown the limits towards which fear of the anti-social elements had taken society to, the release added.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.10.2018
Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan on Friday issued a statement saying assistant professor Nirmala Devi of Aruppukottai, who was arrested for allegedly attempting to push four girls into a sex racket, had not visited the Raj Bhavan even once after the present governor Banwarilal Purohit assumed office in October last year.
The Raj Bhavan release came three days after the arrest and release of Tamil biweekly magazine Nakkheeran’s editor R Gopal for publishing an article linking the governor with Nirmala Devi.
“There is only absolute falsehood and not a shred of truthfulness in the links attributed to the governor or the Raj Bhavan to the issue concerning a college assistant professor. The statement given by her before the police will itself bear out the truth,” said a press release issued by a joint director in the Raj Bhavan.
Terming the article published by Nakkheeran as false, the release said, “It is a matter of humour to hear people say that press freedom is being threatened due to the action being taken under the law — after much patience and tolerance — to stop a slanderous, vulgar and cowardly way of attacking the first citizen of the state.”
‘Guv did not visit MKU guest house’
Chennai: “Raj Bhavan has been maintaining a dignified silence for more than six months since the issue came to light as the law was taking its course and the matter was under investigation and subsequently placed before the court for trial,” it said.
The release said it was shocking to see resurfacing of yellow journalism in an issue of Nakkheeran on September 2 after the chargesheets had been filed and all investigation completed. “Those who claim to be engaged in investigative journalism have not even bothered to verify the actual statement given by Devi before the police. The height of casualness and cowardice in journalistic ethics had been reached with the publishing of the article. The truth is that Devi has never entered Raj Bhavan in the last one year and she does not have any acquaintance with the governor or the secretary to the governor or any of the officers working in the Raj Bhavan,” it said.
The governor did not visit the MKU guest house when he visited the varsity to participate in the Mother Theresa University convocation, which was held at MKU, the release said.
“He has at no point of time stayed in the guest house. The secretary to the governor did not accompany him on any visit to MKU. It can only be a deep sense of hatred towards goodness and truth that could have driven any journalist to have written the articles in the manner they appeared in the Nakkheeran,” said the release.
The release said it should be understood that no action even bordering on the excessive use of state power would be initiated by the Raj Bhavan.
“Having been hurt by the continuous baseless slander, a complaint has been given under the law. In a democracy, there can be a healthy exchange of ideas. But no threats on a constitutional authority as the governor will be tolerated,” the release said. The Raj Bhavan would not be cowed down by actions aimed at hurting the dignity of the high office, it said.
The need for Raj Bhavan to narrate the truth has shown the limits towards which fear of the anti-social elements had taken society to, the release added.
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