NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, DEC 27
The first session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly in 2023 will commence on January 9 with the customary address by Governor R N Ravi, Speaker M Appavu said on Monday.
The session will kick-start with the customary Governor’s speech, according to speaker M Appavu. He said Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was inducted to the cabinet recently, would occupy the front row in the treasury bench, while hinted that there would not be any change in the seating arrangements in the opposition bench.
- The Governor’s address and also the Assembly proceedings will be telecast live
- Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin would occupy the front row in the treasury bench
“As per the assembly protocol, Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin will be allotted a seat between State Law Minister S Regupathy and Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu,” Appavu told media persons at Secretariat on Monday.
He wished him to perform well to create a new benchmark for the state in sports.
The Governor’s address and also the Assembly proceedings will be telecast live, he said.
There is likely to be a question and answer session. Speaking to reporters here, he said the Assembly Business Advisory Committee will meet on that day and decide the duration of the session.
Responding to a query on the tussle between the Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami’s led camp and his rival camp headed by O Panneerselvam over the seating arrangements in the assembly, Appavu digressed from the issue by stating that he had already made it clear in his remark during the last assembly session.
“They belong to a political party. If they have a difference of opinion, they have to settle within themselves,” he said, alluding that there would be no change in the seating arrangements.
