Overview
- The two-day programme began at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai under the Assembly Secretariat and is open to all members of the 17th Legislative Assembly.
- Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay inaugurated the sessions with a traditional lamp-lighting in the presence of Speaker J. C. D. Prabhakar, Minister K. A. Sengottaiyan and senior officials.
- Organisers say the training will teach Assembly rules of procedure, how to ask questions and submit notices, and the conduct expected during House proceedings.
- The Hindu reports that 146 MLAs are first-time legislators and that the first day focuses on rules and questions while the second day will cover how government departments function.
- Coverage of the inauguration was carried by the PTI wire and republished by outlets such as ThePrint, reflecting routine syndication of official event reports and setting the stage for close attention to MLA participation in the next sitting.