New Delhi, April 14 -- Gubernatorial posts, especially since the advent of Modi regnancy, have become antagonistic epicentres for state governments. Even a blind person would not disbelieve that the BJP-RSS installed its stooges to frustrate the workings of an elected government.

The governor's role is supposed to correspond to that of a keeper of morals and a consulter. They are not to align with a party's agenda. The governor's and, by extrapolation, the President's powers exist to provide a safety net against the promulgation of arbitrary laws that may be detrimental to the state or the nation.

The Supreme Court, in its verdict, has accepted that RN Ravi, the governor of Tamil Nadu, had been out of line with the duties assigned to hi...