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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026), inaugurated a two-day grooming programme connected the rules and procedures to beryllium followed during House proceedings for the members of the 17th Legislative Assembly, astatine Kalaivanar Arangam successful Chennai.
Speaking astatine the inauguration, Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly J.C.D. Prabhakar said, of the members successful the contiguous House, 146 MLAs were first-time legislators and respective of them were youngsters. He said the grooming programme would absorption connected the rules and procedures that members should travel during Assembly proceedings, including what they should and should not talk successful the House.
‘Vijay-model govt.’
Describing the caller TVK-led medication arsenic a “Vijay-model government,” the Speaker said the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly was a historical instauration with a legacy spanning implicit 100 years and had served arsenic an illustration for the remainder of the country.
Recalling his maiden code successful the Assembly successful 1980, erstwhile helium was an AIADMK MLA, Mr. Prabhakar said helium had demanded the constitution of small-scale industries successful the sanction of erstwhile Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai with the ₹15,000 spent for the unveiling of the Dravidian stalwart’s statue.
He said the past Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran had commended him aft listening to his speech. He besides said debates that took spot successful the Assembly successful the past had led to changes successful governments. Mr. Prabhakar urged MLAs to sojourn the Assembly room to work the speeches of leaders specified arsenic K. Kamaraj, P. Kakkan, C.N. Annadurai and Communist leaders.
Leader of the House and Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.A. Sengottaiyan, Deputy Speaker M. Ravishankar, Chief Government Whip R. Sabarinathan, Assembly Secretary R. Santhi; MLAs of the TVK, Congress, VCK, IUML, MDMK, KMDK, BJP, R. Rakesh of the AIADMK, Sowmiya Anbumani of the PMK were present. Meanwhile, MLAs of the DMK, CPI, CPI (M) and DMDK did not be the inauguration.
Topics to beryllium covered
During the grooming programme, erstwhile Assembly Secretaries and officials volition bid the MLAs. The archetypal day’s sessions focused connected the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, asking questions, submitting notices and different practices to beryllium followed during House proceedings. The 2nd day’s grooming volition absorption connected the functioning of circumstantial authorities departments.
