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.
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