Puducherry, May 15 -- The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, K Kailashnathan, on Friday appointed MLA A Anbalagan as the pro-tem Speaker of the 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of Chief Minister N Rangasamy, according to an official statement issued on Friday.

"The Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor has appointed A. Anbalagan, Member of the Legislative Assembly, as the pro-tem Speaker of the 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly, on the recommendation of the Hon'ble Chief Minister," the statement read.

A Anbalagan is the sole AIADMK MLA in Puducherry. He won the Oupalam seat after defeating Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate S Siva by a margin of 1026 votes.

The appointment comes days after N Rangasamy took char...