Overview

• Governor RN Ravi walked out of the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the national anthem was not played at the start of the session, calling it a violation of constitutional duties.
• The assembly followed its tradition of playing the state anthem first, which the Governor claimed was disrespectful to the national anthem and the Constitution.
• Speaker M Appavu defended the practice as a long-standing convention and proceeded to deliver the address that the Governor refused to read.
• This marks the third consecutive year of tensions between the Governor and the DMK government, with similar walkouts occurring in 2023 and 2024 over disputes about assembly protocols and speech content.
• The session also saw protests from opposition AIADMK and BJP MLAs over a recent sexual assault case at Anna University, further intensifying the session's contentious start.