Tamil Nadu Speaker bans prior publication of issues to be raised under Rule 55 and 56 of Assembly
The Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker has banned members from publicizing notices for legislative motions before they are formally admitted by the Speaker. This move enforces existing assembly rules to prevent premature disclosure of legislative business on social media.
Why it matters
The decision reflects ongoing tensions between traditional legislative procedure and the rapid, informal nature of social media communication by politicians.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar on Monday (August 24, 2026) directed members of the House and the media not to publicise notices given in writing under Rule 55 of the Assembly Rules and motions for adjournment under Rule 56 until they are admitted by the Speaker.
He said some members, after submitting written notices to the Speaker and the Assembly Secretary on issues they sought to raise in the House, were releasing them to the media and on social media. “They also post them on their X pages and other social media accounts. This is not allowed under Rule 36(5),” he said, and requested the media to desist from publishing them before they were approved by the Speaker.
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