New Delhi, May 12 -- TVK legislator JCD Prabhakar was unanimously elected as the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker on Tuesday, 12 May.

Prabhakar's nomination was proposed by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. His was the only nomination received for the Speaker's post and thus Prabhakar has been unanimously elected unopposed, Pro-Tem Speaker M V Karuppaiah said when the Assembly was convened for the day to elect the Speaker.

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam registered a major victory in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, emerging as the single-largest party with 108 seats. Vijay became chief minister with the support of Congress and other smaller parties.

JCD Prabhakar is a veteran politician from Tamil Nadu. His political journey...