<h1>Minister counters Governor's 'Tamil exceptionalism' claim, cites Article 226 writ remedy for delayed Bill assent</h1> The Governor of Tamil Nadu, in a media interview, characterised the state's politics as 'Tamil exceptionalism' and criticised the government's efforts on language, culture, and preservation of manuscripts, triggering a sharp rebuttal from a state minister. The minister rejected the remarks as baseless, clarified that linguistic minorities' right to write school exams in their mother tongue arose from High Court and Supreme Court rulings against a prior administration, and asserted that the current government has regularised this right. On pending Assembly Bills, the minister cited Supreme Court observations that prolonged gubernatorial delay can be challenged through a writ petition, affirming the state's right to seek timely assent and judicial remedies against inaction by the Governor.