CHENNAI — Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran met Governor R N Ravi at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on July 4, 2026. Nagendran submitted a memorandum seeking legal action over the alleged participation of two private individuals in a recent Tamil Nadu Cabinet meeting.

"This morning, along with Aravind Menon and Narayanan Thirupathy, we met the Governor. We submitted a petition urging the Governor to take action regarding the manner in which Higher Education Minister Viswanathan allegedly behaved towards children, as well as the participation of John Arokiyasamy and Vishnu Reddy in the recent Cabinet meeting," Nagendran said. He stated the alleged participation constituted a violation of the oath of secrecy. The delegation requested the Governor advise Chief Minister Joseph Vijay to ensure such incidents do not recur.

Nagendran also raised complaints against Minister Sarathkumar and allegations against Minister Nirmal Kumar regarding irregularities in the appointment of government advocates. "We also raised before the Governor the complaint against Minister Sarathkumar. Even if an offence was committed two years ago, it is still an offence," he said. "It has been alleged that bribes ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 50 lakh are being demanded for the appointment of government advocates."

"We have also informed the Governor through a petition that, since this government assumed office, there have been 151 rape cases, 85 murder cases, and more than 80 drug trafficking incidents," Nagendran said. "This government releases white papers on every issue. What action has it taken against these crimes? Has it issued any report detailing the action taken?"