New Delhi, April 13 -- Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has come under fire for asking students to chant "Jai Shri Ram" during an event held at a private engineering college in Madurai on Saturday. Ravi, who was the chief guest at the function, concluded his speech by prompting students to repeat the religious slogan after him.

Velachery Congress MLA JMH Hassan Maulaana strongly criticised the Governor, calling the move a blatant display of ideological bias.

"The Governor is occupying one of the highest posts in the country but he is speaking like a religious leader," Maulaana told ANI.

"He has become a propaganda master of the RSS and the BJP. See, this is not the way the Governor can act."

"What the TN Governor is doing is highly condemn...