Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict that the Tamil Nadu Governor withholding 10 bills and reserving them for the President's assent after they were re-enacted by the State Legislature is "illegal and erroneous in law" and liable to be set aside.

In his statement, CM Vijayan emphasized that the top court's verdict upholds the federal system and the democratic rights of the legislature.

"The Supreme Court's verdict on the issue of Tamil Nadu Governor's indefinite stay of bills upholds the federal system and the democratic rights of the legislature. The Supreme Court has already made it clear many times that governors should act according to the advice of the...