AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami alleged that Vijay formed the TVK government by luring some members with promises of ministerial berths and board appointments.
Vijay used his first major Assembly speech as chief minister to frame TVK as a secular, inclusive force as the party comfortably crossed the trust vote hurdle.
Quoting Abraham Lincoln’s famous definition of democracy as a government “of the people, by the people and for the people,” Vijay said legislative institutions must remain rooted in democratic principles and public welfare.
Udhayanidhi Stalin recalled that he and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay used to study at the same college.
According to an official notification issued by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, the first sitting of the newly constituted House commenced at 9.30 am in the Legislative Assembly Chamber at the Secretariat in Chennai. All newly elected members were directed to attend the session and carry their election certificates for the oath-taking ceremony.
The Governor's mic was repeatedly switched off and that he was not allowed to speak, alleged the Lok Bhavan.
Traditionally, the Governor delivers the opening address in English, prepared by the State government and forwarded to him, after which the Speaker reads out the Tamil version. The proceedings of the opening day usually conclude with this address.
Announcing the commencement of the first session of the new year on January 20, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu on Friday expressed hope that Governor RN Ravi will keep up the tradition and honour of the State legislature.
Condemning the ongoing genocide in Gaza by Israel, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday said the state assembly would pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire and urging the Union government to take all necessary steps to bring an end to the two-year-old war.
More than half a century after the tiny rocky islet Katchatheevu in the Palk Strait was ceded to Sri Lanka, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a unanimous resolution demanding the Union government to retrieve it so as to protect the livelihood and traditional rights of Indian fishermen and secure the release of fishers still incarcerated in the island nation.
