Chennai, May 13 -- TVK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay congratulated J.C.D. Prabhakar and M. Ravishankar for assuming their respective offices as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.

In his maiden speech, TVK leader and Chief Minister Vijay asserted that the House must function as both the 'heart and the brain' of democracy. He stated that it was with this specific vision that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) proposed J.C.D. Prabhakar to preside over the Assembly, ensuring the House remains a space where every voice is accorded equal importance and value.

"Here, everyone is equal. Even parties represented by a single member in this House must have their views valued equally alongside thos...