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On the last sitting of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly connected Friday (February 20, 2026), Chief Minister M.K. Stalin asserted that his party, the DMK, would instrumentality to powerfulness aft the elections this twelvemonth and proceed its enactment with greater velocity and commitment.
“I person been guided by my conscience and stay acceptable to enactment adjacent harder. I firmly judge that with the Dravidian Model 2.0 government, we volition outperform our ain achievements,” Mr. Stalin said successful his 15-minute speech.
He said helium was satisfied that implicit the past 5 years, the Dravidian exemplary authorities – inspired by the self-respect and societal justness ideals of Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, the State autonomy imaginativeness of C.N. Annadurai, and the administrative acumen of M. Karunanidhi – had fulfilled the responsibilities entrusted to it to the champion of its ability.
He said those successful enactment should person patience, tolerance, dedication, compassion, and committedness to duty, and that helium had adhered to these qualities. The acquisition helium gained implicit the past 5 years had fixed him the spot and assurance to elevate Tamil Nadu to greater heights, Mr. Stalin said, adding that helium was acceptable to enactment adjacent harder and look immoderate challenges.
The Chief Minister besides said helium regarded each 234 Assembly constituencies successful Tamil Nadu arsenic his own, without favoritism betwixt those who voted for the DMK-led confederation and those who did not. He thanked the radical of Tamil Nadu and the voters of his Kolathur Assembly constituency for giving him the accidental to serve.
The Chief Minister said his authorities had assumed bureau successful 2021, amid setbacks caused by the erstwhile medication and a non-cooperative Union government. Despite fiscal constraints, the DMK authorities had implemented galore schemes and ensured balanced improvement crossed sectors, Mr. Stalin said, listing the flagship initiatives carried retired implicit the past 5 years.
He besides thanked Ram Nath Kovind, who was past the President of India, for participating successful the centenary celebrations of the Tamil Nadu Assembly successful 2021 and unveiling the representation of Karunanidhi. He said helium had nary idiosyncratic differences with the Governor. However, if the self-respect of Tamils was hurt, helium would beryllium the archetypal to rise his voice. He went connected to convey the Governor, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, Leader of the Opposition, leaders of each governmental parties, MLAs, and officials.
Mr. Stalin besides recalled the contributions of the precocious members of the 16th Assembly: Thirumagan Everaa, N. Pugazhenthi, E.V.K.S. Elangovan, T.K. Amul Kandasamy and K. Ponnusamy.
