Chennai, Jan. 26 -- The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu on Sunday boycotted Governor RN Ravi's reception hosted for Republic Day, a day after the latter admonished the state in his R-day eve address. The ruling DMK's allies, including Congress and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), also skipped the event hosted annually at the Raj Bhavan.

"The decision to boycott the event was taken even before the Governor's address last week. It was based on his actions such as walking out of the assembly without reading his customary address," said a DMK leader on condition of anonymity. The event was attended by the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit, and main opposition AIADMK was represented by its organising se...