Tamil Nadu News

Speaker of the Tamil Nadu

May 14 , 2026 16 hrs 0 min 94 0

J. C. D. Prabhakar of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 12 May 2026.
After taking charge, Speaker Prabhakar conducted the Deputy Speaker election in which Ravishankar was elected unopposed.
Chief Minister Vijay recalled that the tradition of the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition escorting the Speaker to the Chair originated in the United Kingdom Parliament system.
The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the closure of 717 Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation liquor shops located within 500 metres of educational institutions and places of worship within two weeks.
TASMAC operates 4,765 retail liquor outlets across Tamil Nadu.
The Madras High Court restrained TVK MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathy from participating in the Assembly trust vote scheduled on 13 May 2026.
The interim order was passed by a summer vacation Bench of Justices on 12 May 2026.
The writ petitioner claimed confusion during elections due to two constituencies named Tirupattur in Tirupattur district and Tirupattur in Sivaganga district with similar names and spellings.