T.N. Legislative Assembly pays homage to victims of Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, Kuwait fire
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Assembly pays homage to fire accident and hooch tragedy victims, adopts condolence resolutions for deceased legislators.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Thursday, June 20, 2024, paid homage to the lives that were lost in the recent fire accident in Kuwait. It also paid homage to the loss of lives in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district.
On the first day of the Assembly session, the House also adopted condolence resolutions over the death of Vikravandi MLA N. Pugazhenthi.
Speaker M. Appavu also read out the obituary references over the death of 17 former legislators. They were C. Manickaraj, E. Ravikumar, V. Dhanaraj, V. Chinnasamy, E. Ramakrishnan, A. Ganesamoorthy, S. Sivaraman, S. Venugopal, A.K.S. Anbalagan, Eraama Veerappan, R. Indirakumari, H.M. Raju, C. Velayuthan, T. Malaravan, T. Rajambal, M. Paramasivan and C. Ramanathan.
As a mark of respect for the deceased, the Speaker adjourned the House for the day.
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