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.
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.
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has directed the new government to prove its majority on or before May 13, setting the stage for intense political activity inside the Assembly.
The oath-taking ceremony drew large crowds, senior political leaders, film personalities and party supporters from across the state. Vijay, popularly known as “Thalapathy,” led TVK to a historic electoral victory that ended nearly six decades of political dominance by the DMK and AIADMK formations in Tamil Nadu.
Vijay’s party secured 108 seats in the Assembly elections. The party also received support from alliance partners, including the Congress, which won 5 seats, along with the Communist Party of India (2), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (2), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (2), and the Indian Union Muslim League (2).
The initiative by the government comes in the backdrop of the companies mulling exit from 'certain countries' following the COVID-19 outbreak.
The High Court order had come on Bharathi's plea seeking direction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to register a case against the Chief Minister.
According to him, the AIADMK party would contest in all the vacant constituencies and win them.
In a letter to Modi, Palaniswami said the fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu were operating from the fishing base of Dubai.
The benefit was also extended to kin of four persons who had suffered severe injuries in the incident, it said.
