Tamil Nadu CM tells British Parliament tale explaining why nobody wanted to be Speaker

Published on 12 May 2026

The chair came with surprising personal risk

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay turned the Speaker election into a story, mixing history and humour in the Assembly. During the election of JCD Prabhakar as Speaker, he recalled a British parliamentary tradition in which Speakers were once reluctant to accept the post due to real dangers. He also explained why opposition leaders ceremonially escort the new Speaker to the chair.

Vijay narrated a British parliamentary tradition during the Speaker election
He said the Speaker role was historically seen as risky
The CM linked the tradition to the opposition escort ceremony

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Tamil Nadu CM tells British Parliament tale explaining why nobody wanted to be Speaker

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