Chennai: The first session of the newly elected 16th Tamilnadu Assembly will take place at the Kalaivanar Arangam in the city, by following Covid-19 protocols.
Ruling DMK Legislator K Pichandi, who on Monday took oath as the Pro-tem Speaker before Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan, will preside over the first session of the Assembly during which newly elected MLAs will formally take oath.
Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly will be elected on 12 May. The session will happen in the multi-purpose hall on the third floor in Kalaivanar Arangam on Wallajah Salai in Chennai, an official release from Assembly Secretary K Srinivasan said.
The members were requested to bring their Certificate of Election “without fail while presenting themselves for making and subscribing the Oath or Affirmation.”
Near the Speaker’s podium, a table will be put up for taking the oath. In the table, copies of Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Quran, Constitution of India and Thirukkural will be placed as a customary practice. The member can take the oath either in the name of God or affirm solemnly as given in the form.