J.C.D. Prabhakar unanimously elected as T.N. Assembly Speaker, M. Ravisankar as Deputy Speaker

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) J.C.D. Prabhakar, who represents the Thousand Lights constituency successful Chennai, was connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) unanimously elected arsenic the Speaker of the 17^th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

M. Ravisankar, the Thuraiyur constituency legislator, was elected unanimously arsenic the Deputy Speaker. No different nominations were received for either post, barring theirs.

Soon aft Pro-tem Speaker M.V. Karuppaiah declared Mr. Prabhakar’s unanimous election, Leader of the House K.A. Sengottaiyan and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin — pursuing long-standing contented — escorted the caller Speaker to the Chair. All members, including Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, roseate to greet him. Mr. Sengottaiyan and Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin aboriginal posed for photographs with the caller Speaker.

The Speaker past announced the unanimous predetermination of Mr. Ravisankar arsenic Deputy Speaker. In his code aft taking implicit arsenic Chair, Mr. Prabhakar recalled his agelong relation with erstwhile Chief Ministers M.G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, arsenic good arsenic the precocious person G.K. Moopanar. He added that helium had been waiting for an capable enactment similar theirs to follow, until helium yet recovered it successful TVK president Mr. Vijay.

Describing Mr. Vijay arsenic a “living MGR”, the Speaker said his predetermination to the 17^th Tamil Nadu Assembly was owed to the TVK leader. Quoting verses from the beatified texts, the Quran, the Bible, and the Bhagavad Gita, the Speaker said that his actions successful the House would beryllium non-partisan.

Mr. Vijay, Mr. Udhayanidhi, and erstwhile Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami spoke, greeting the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

S. Rajesh Kumar (Congress), S. Kamaraj (AMMK), R. Chellaswamy (CPI-M), Vanni Arasu (VCK), Syed Farooq Basha SSB (IUML), T. Ramachandran (CPI), Kadayanallur MLA T.M. Rajendran, Chidambaram MLA M. Thamimun Ansari, BJP MLA M. Bhojarajan, Pollachi MLA K. Nithyanandhan, Nagapattinam MLA M.H. Jawahirullah, PMK MLA Sowmiya Anbumani, DMDK MLA Premallatha Vijayakant besides spoke, greeting Mr. Prabhakar and Mr. Ravisankar.