MK Stalin and RN Ravi rubbed shoulders on Thursday - January 26 in a ceremony in Chennai that was organized on the occasion of Indian Republic Day. 

Like Tamil Nadu, its neighbour Kerala is also witnessing the tug-of-war between the state government and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.

On Wednesday, a fortnight after claiming that it's more appropriate to call Tamil Nadu as 'Tamizhagam', Governor RN Ravi had issued a clarification after his remarks fueled protests against him.

On his remark of advocating that Tamil Nadu must be called Tamizhagam, Governor Ravi remained tight-lipped amidst the growing protests and when the outrage was heightening, he has now given a clarification.

His visit will also come when the ruling DMK government and its allied parties have been stepping up their dissent against the Governor, urging him to step down from the post.

The DMK has used the prospect of the Pongal occasion to display their dissents to the Governor through the state's traditional kolams or rangolis.

Krishnamurthy courted a fresh controversy when criticizing the Governor for the latter's conduct of violating the assembly's tradition when he skipped key parts in his speech that was prepared by the DMK government. 

His speech has been getting shared rampantly by the DMK members as it has become yet another direct attack from Stalin on the Governor in days time. 

As the DMK and its allied parties are coming down hard on the Governor for his contentious conduct in the assembly, a DMK leader has now courted a fresh controversy which stirred a row. 

Tamil Nadu is nearly a fortnight into the New Year but recorded what has been historical events that the state has never witnessed before.