Speaker names DMK's Nazeem as leader of opposition

Pondicherry, June 2 (UNI) Pondicherry Speaker R Radhakrishnan today announced DMK legislature party leader A M H Nazeem as the leader of the opposition.

In a release here today, Mr Radhakrishnan said that the DMK, which is the second largest party after the Congress in the territorial assembly was also not taking part in the government. The party had also requested allotment of the seats to them in the opposition row.

He said a similar situation prevailed in the House in 1985 and 1991. After careful consideration of all facts, Mr Nazeem was being made leader of the opposition.

It may be recalled that the AIADMK had demanded the status claiming that the DMK which was supporting the government could not be the opposition party.

AIADMK party secretary A Anbazhagan had submitted a memorandum to Lt.Governor M M Lakhera in this regard.

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