Vijay apologises for T.N. Forest Minister’s remarks in Assembly

Before Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay began making his announcements in the Assembly on Monday, he expressed regret to the DMK members over certain remarks made by Forest Minister R.V. Ranjithkumar. “Mentioning your leader’s name (late M. Karunanidhi) and speaking like that was wrong. On his behalf, I am saying sorry,” he said. Earlier, Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar expunged the remarks made by the Minister.