The Tamil Nadu Assembly session, beginning on Wednesday with Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s address, is expected to be stormy for a number of reasons.
The DMK, the main Opposition party in the House, has lined up a series of issues to put the AIADMK government in a spot. They include the case of a pregnant woman contracting HIV due to transfusion of infected blood at the Sattur Government Hospital, the havoc caused by Cyclone Gaja, the favourable order obtained by Sterlite Copper from the National Green Tribunal over its Thoothukudi unit, the CBI grilling Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar in the gutkha scam and the latest political controversy surrounding former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s death.
The AIADMK, however, is pulling its socks up to counter the anticipated attack from the Opposition.
“The DMK has been asking for a full-fledged session to commemorate their departed leader M. Karunanidhi, and we may concede to the demand,” a Minister said.