During his first speech in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay stressed the necessity for equal treatment of all political parties, including those with only one member. He asserted that democracy can only thrive when every voice is given equal importance, regardless of party strength. Vijay welcomed the newly elected assembly speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar and deputy speaker M. Ravishankar, discussing the ceremonial tradition of escorting the speaker to their chair, which has roots in the British Parliament. He noted that this practice emerged from the historical dangers faced by speakers in conveying Parliament's decisions against royal wishes. Vijay assured that the treasury benches would fully cooperate with the speaker to uphold the dignity and decorum of the assembly, expressing confidence in the ability of both the speaker and deputy speaker to maintain parliamentary values.