Chennai: TVK legislator JCD Prabhakar on Tuesday was unanimously elected as Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker.
Shortly after his election, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said the Assembly has the responsibility to transform the expectations of the people into schemes and laws.
In his maiden speech at the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Vijay said, “Here, everyone is equal. The views expressed by the opposition members and also the ruling TVK will be accorded equal importance and value. Good things will be accepted while rejecting unwanted views. This Assembly should function as the heart and brain of democracy.”
Accordingly, Sengottaiyan and Udhayanidhi approached Prabhakar and congratulated him. They escorted him to his chair located centrally in the House where the treasury benches and opposition members sit facing each other on either side of the chair.
Immediately after assuming his chair, Prabhakar conducted the election for the deputy speaker. He informed that TVK MLA from Thuraiyur, M Ravisankar, was the lone member to file his nomination for the deputy speaker’s post, and his nomination was proposed by Sengottaiyan. In the absence of any contest, Ravishankar has been elected unopposed, he said.
