The TVK government today began the assembly by singing the anthem following the Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu at the beginning of the Assembly session.
This is a pleasant departure from the Dravidianist hate for the national anthem as they have repeatedly skipped singing the national anthem during the sessions whenever the governor was present in the past 5 years.
Every single time this happened; former Governor of TN (present West Bengal Governor) RN Ravi staged a walkout owing to the disrespect the state government exhibited to the national anthem. This led to him not being able to address the Assembly. This did not happen once or twice but 5 times.
In this session that began today, 18 June 2026, the Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu was sung before the national anthem.
தமிழ்த் தாய் வாழ்த்துடன் துவங்கியது தமிழ்நாடு சட்டப்பேரவை கூட்டத் தொடர்.. தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்தை தொடர்ந்து இசைக்கப்பட்ட தேசிய கீதம்.. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/jueC5sCGHJ
— Sangeetha TVK✨ (@sangeet29332013) June 18, 2026
This caused a lot of Dravidianists and DMK members to cry out of desperation. Here are some reactions.
The DMK IT Wing took to the X platform and wrote, “It has been a long-standing tradition of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly to play the Tamil Thai Vazhthu at the beginning of the Governor’s address and the National Anthem at the conclusion. In the past, Governor R.N. Ravi acted and spoke arbitrarily, insisting that the National Anthem be played both at the start, alongside the Tamil Thai Vazhthu and at the end of the address, contrary to this established practice. However, the DMK stood firm in upholding the Assembly’s traditions, as always.
Yet, the current “Dummy CM” government has deviated from the Assembly’s tradition by singing the National Anthem right at the beginning, alongside the Tamil Thai Vazhthu. How can you having come to power promising “Change” shamelessly and brazenly compromise the Assembly’s traditions like this? Is this the “change” you spoke of? These slaves of the Union BJP government, who have insulted Mother Tamil from the very beginning, persist in trying to chop down the very tree that sustains them; even though they fall flat on their faces time and again, they climb back up only to resume the same destructive behavior. The “Dummy CM,” who remains silent, must correct himself and his conduct!”
ஆளுநர் உரையின் தொடக்கத்தில் தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்தும் இறுதியில் தேசியகீதமும் இசைக்கப்படுவதே தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றத்தின் நெடுங்கால மரபு.
இதற்கு எதிராக தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்தோடு, உரையின் தொடக்கத்திலும் உரைக்கு பின்பும் தேசிய கீதமும் இசைக்க வேண்டுமென கடந்த காலங்களில் தான்தோன்றித் தனமாக… pic.twitter.com/Rfs0Ylumkt
— DMK IT WING (@DMKITwing) June 18, 2026
நல்ல மாற்றத்தை கொண்டு வந்தார் சிஎம் சாரு…. https://t.co/cnLeYagVmo
— Saravanan Annadurai (@saravofcl) June 18, 2026
Tamil nadu BJP B TEAM. https://t.co/KdMZUOPeTj
— Schumy Vanna Kaviyangal (@Schumy_Official) June 18, 2026
மாற்றம் வந்துருச்சு பேமலீசு 😂😂 https://t.co/4a9U8gV3DJ
— 🅿️🅰️🅱️L🅾️➖ 2⃣.🅾️ (@Raj218562485720) June 18, 2026
Elect a clown, expect a circus. 😪 https://t.co/jH4mJQep35
— மருதன் (@maruthanmvo) June 18, 2026
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