AIADMK stages a walkout from TN Assembly

On Wednesday, the opposition AIADMK party members from the Tamil Nadu Assembly left their seats in protest. Speaker J C D Prabhakar had ruled that an issue the party wished to address would be discussed on Thursday. The peaceful atmosphere in the House, disrupted by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's announcements on health, milk prices, and official vehicles, came to a halt when AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami requested the Speaker to consider his party's notice.

Prabhakar repeatedly urged Members to follow democratic procedures, assuring them that urgent issues submitted by them had been forwarded to the government for action. The Speaker emphasized the Assembly's busy agenda, which included discussions on vital grants for three government departments. Despite this, AIADMK members were unsatisfied with Prabhakar's decision and opted to leave.

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, speaking to reporters after the event, criticized the ruling government for its handling of a recent tragedy involving a fisherman who was shot dead by Iranian pirates while working in Saudi Arabia. Palaniswami alleged that the administration had been negligent, and demanded immediate action to bring the deceased's body to Tamil Nadu, ensure proper medical care for the injured, and provide financial aid to the affected families.