Chennai, Aug. 13 -- Congress and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) have announced that they will boycott the Independence Day Tea Reception hosted by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, who has been "acting against the people".

Congress MLAs will boycott the Independence Day tea reception on August 15 hosted by the Governor, state Congress President K Selvaperunthagai said in a statement.

"As a mark of protest against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, who has been acting against the people of Tamil Nadu and the rights of the land since the day he assumed office, the Tamil Nadu Congress MLAs will boycott the Independence Day tea reception hosted by the Governor," he said.

He also slammed the Governor for "deliberately delaying" forwarding the Bill to...