Chennai, Jan. 21 -- For a third year in a row, Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi declined to read his customary speech prepared by the state government and walked out of the legislative assembly on the opening day of the first session in a re-run of what has become an annual showdown with the DMK-led state government - and for the same reasons. The Lok Bhavan listed 12 reasons for the governor walking out. Inside the assembly, chief minister M K Stalin said that his party, the DMK, would take efforts to amend the Constitution to eliminate the practice of the Governor delivering a speech at the beginning of the year. The House also adopted a resolution moved by Stalin to record the English version of the speech as read. The DMK formed the government in May 2021, and Ravi became governor that September . Since then they have had multiple confrontations over various issues, the most significant being the legal battle in the Supreme Court over the latter not signing bills. Ravi has delivered the customary address only in 2022. In 2023, he omitted a few portions of his speech and added his own comments. But, in 2024, 2025 and now in 2026 he walked out of the House without reading the speech. Governors aren't allowed to add their own comments to the customary speech prepared by the state government; nor do they fact check the speeches. Among the 12 reasons raised by the governor's office was an old one -- the playing of the state anthem at the beginning of the session and the national anthem at the end. "The national anthem is yet again insulted...," Lok Bhavan said in its statement. In Tamil Nadu, the state anthem "Tamil Thai Vazthu" is always played at the beginning of the session and the national anthem at the end. Ravi kicked up a fuss over this last year too. The other reasons the Lok Bhavan listed include: the governor's microphone being repeatedly switched off preventing him from speaking; numerous unsubstantiated claims and misleading statements in the speech; and the speech ignoring issues such as women's safety , prevalence of narcotics and attacks against Dalits . "Claims that the state attracted huge investments to the tune of over 12 lakh crores is far from the truth," the Lok Bhavan statement said. Crucial directions of the Madras High Court on the restoration and preservation of ancient temples have not been implemented even after five years, the governor's office added. "Several thousand temples in the state are without Board of Trustees and are directly administered by the state government. Millions and millions of devotees are deeply hurt and frustrated with the mismanagement of temples. Sentiments of devotees callously ignored." After Ravi walked out, Speaker M Appavu read the 65-page speech in Tamil which urged the BJP-led Union government to release funds due to Tamil Nadu. "It is a matter of grave concern that the Union Government has been adopting an adverse attitude towards the state , leading to the continued denial of approvals and financial allocations for several essential projects," the speech said. It added that it was "disappointing" that even during natural disasters such as Cyclones Michaung and Fengal, the Union Government released only meagre amounts and was yet to fully releasethe funds under Samagra Shiksha Scheme....