Summary:
Speaker P.
Dhanapal reiterated in his “verdict” that it was a tradition of the House not to address the sitting Chief Minister by name but by the designation. Intervening, Leader of Opposition Mr.
Stalin sought to know which House rule prevented members from addressing the Chief Minister by name. Certain remarks made by the DMK members were expunged by the Speaker. Ramasamy spoke over the issue, the Speaker said he had been maintaining neutrality in his functions. The issue came up during the speech of AIADMK legislator P.M.
Narasimhan, who made a reference to the DMK president and former Chief Minister M.
Karunanidhi by name, to which the DMK MLAs objected..