The Tamil Nadu Congress has announced a boycott of Governor R.N. Ravi's Independence Day tea party, citing his "anti-Tamil Nadu activities," including the rejection of a bill to establish a university named after former chief minister M Karunanidhi. The party also protests the Election Commission's voter list revision in Bihar.
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