Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker expunges remarks against Karunanidhi by Law Minister Nirmalkumar
He also made it clear that he would not allow anyone other than the member who had given notice to speak when a special calling-attention motion had been moved under Rule 55 of the Assembly Rules.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar removed remarks on August 18, 2026 that Law Minister R. Nirmalkumar had made against former Chief Minister and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi. Prabhakar stated he would not permit any speech or mention that lacked relevance to the subject under discussion during a special calling-attention motion.
When Nirmalkumar, responding to a motion on the killing of three Tamils in Karnataka, made the remarks in question, the Speaker advised him to focus on related incidents instead. Prabhakar also clarified that only the member who provided the notice could speak when a special calling-attention motion had been moved under Assembly Rule 55.
He recommended members remain seated when their party's whip addressed the House or the Speaker, explaining that whips were meant to foster harmony between the Speaker and members.
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