Chennai, Feb. 13 -- Observing that India's federalism is in peril under the BJP rule at the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday sharpened his attack further against Governor R N Ravi and said he lacked moral authority to continue in office.

Referring to an editorial in a newspaper, Mr Stalin said the unconstitutional excesses of the Governor and their despicable endorsement by the BJP-led Union government have been rightly accentuated in it today.

He said "the strongly worded editorial encapsulates the Governor's arbitrary undermining of the Legislative Assembly and reiterates that he lacks the moral authority to continue in office."

"It is appalling that neither the Governor, the titular head of the State, has ...