T.N. Speaker Prabhakar says decision on AIADMK split will show his neutrality

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, connected Sunday (May 24, 2026), said everyone volition cognize whether helium functioned successful an impartial mode oregon not successful the contented of split successful the AIADMK legislature party erstwhile helium would instrumentality a determination and denote it connected the level of the House.

Speaking to reporters aft paying tributes to erstwhile Speaker Si.Pa. Adithanar successful Chennai connected the precocious leader’s decease anniversary, Mr. Prabhakar, portion responding to a question connected allegations of bias raised by immoderate leaders connected portion of the Speaker successful taking a determination connected the petitions submitted to him by 2 groups of AIADMK legislators, said “I americium functioning successful a neutral manner. Two groups of the AIADMK legislators person submitted petitions to me. After examining them decently and taking the close determination astatine the due time, erstwhile I denote it successful the Assembly, everyone volition cognize however reasonably I person acted.”

Minister for School Education Rajmohan, who accompanied the Speaker, portion responding to a question connected DMK president M. K. Stalin’s remark that the TVK-led authorities would not past for 5 years, said “He [Mr. Stalin] had earlier said we [TVK] would not travel to power. But we did. Now helium is predicting that our authorities volition not survive. However, with the overwhelming enactment of the people, this authorities volition proceed adjacent beyond the adjacent 50 years.”

Replying to a question connected the DMK’s disapproval of the Congress enactment for joining hands with TVK, the Minister said “It lone reflects a feudal mindset of the DMK that places itself successful a superior presumption and views confederation parties arsenic subordinates. In democracy, lone the leaders and cadre of a enactment person the close to determine their people with whom they should signifier an alliance. It is not due to belittle a large nationalist question successful this manner.”

He further said wrong a fewer days of the TVK-led authorities assuming office, swift measures had been taken connected the instrumentality and bid front. Many history-sheeters had been identified and arrested. Even successful the Coimbatore incident, the accused had been arrested and punctual enactment was taken.