Chennai, June 18 -- Defending the ruling TVK's decision to begin its maiden Assembly session with the State invocation songTamil Thai Vazhthu, Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity Rajmohan on Thursday asserted that giving primacy to Tamil was a matter of policy and identity, while making it clear that the government had no objection to the National Anthem being played twice in the House both at the commencement of the session and after the end of the Governor address.
Talking to reporters after the day's proceedings, he described the new Assembly as one marked by greater youth participation and broader representation.
"This is an Assembly with significant participation from young legislato...