Chennai, April 16 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the formation of a high-level committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to protect the rights of states, a move that comes shortly after the state won a legal battle in the top court over the powers of the governor to stall state business (it effectively ruled that there were none).
The committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph to "protect the legitimate rights of the states" as provided in Constitution and strengthen relationship between the Union and state governments, according to Stalin.
"The committee will examine host of issues and how states autonomy has been curbed," he said. "It will also see how to s...