The official August 18 update records a brief Assembly row after Forest Minister R.V. Ranjithkumar referred to former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi without customary honorifics during a grant-demand debate. DMK members objected, and Chief Minister Vijay apologised on the minister's behalf. TVK Tracker includes the item because it is a public conduct and Assembly-culture note, not because it changes a welfare promise. It shows the government navigating respect, opposition sensitivity, and debate norms inside the House. The practical record to watch is whether ministers receive clearer speaking guidance, whether remarks are corrected in the Assembly record, and whether such disputes keep derailing grant-demand scrutiny.
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