The Hindu

Floor test will be smooth; have received letters from EPS, Velumani factions: Speaker

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemblys new Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, a veteran politician, in an interview with The Hindu, assured Wednesdays floor test where Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has to establish his majority, will be smooth and exceed expectations. He acknowledging having received letters from two rival AIADMK groups. Edited excerpts: