TVK govt disbands panel on Centre-State relations, minister explains reason

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Law Minister Nirmal Kumar defended the earlier panel's dissolution and announced a reconstituted State Law Commission. The new body will examine Centre-State relations alongside legal, judicial and administrative reforms.

Tamil Nadu Law Minister Nirmal Kumar has explained why the TVK government disbanded the previous regime's panel on Centre-State relations, saying its tenure had expired and a new State Law Commission was constituted on August 7, 2026, to examine Union-State issues.

Responding to questions over the dissolution of the earlier panel, Kumar on X stated that one of its three members had resigned on May 4, 2026. He said the previous State Law Commission's tenure had also expired in June, following which the government led by Chief Minister Vijay initiated steps to constitute a new commission.

In a post on X, the minister said the government had considered the views of experts before reconstituting the commission to ensure that matters relating to Union-State relations were addressed more effectively.

He also took a swipe at DMK chief and former Chief Minister MK Stalin, alleging that the…

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