AIADMK Walks Out of TN Assembly Over Denial to Speak

Members of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday, alleging that they were not allowed to raise public issues during Zero Hour.

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said the opposition was denied an opportunity to speak despite repeated requests. “In the Zero Hour today, the Speaker did not allow us to speak. 

So we have walked out. We are not given a chance to speak inside the Assembly. We asked the Speaker to give us a chance to speak on issues concerning the



public. We were denied that opportunity,” Palaniswami said.

The protest came amid growing demands from several parties for a discussion on the ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district. 

Members of the DMK and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) also urged the Speaker to take up the issue for detailed discussion during the ongoing Assembly session and sought accountability for the safety lapse. The ammonia gas leak has claimed five lives so far, while 67 people remain under treatment and medical observation.