Chennai: Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam will chair a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday during which the convening of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, farmer suicides and other issues concerning the state are expected to be discussed.
The meeting will take place at 9 am at the State Secretariat on Wednesday, sources said. "The meeting is likely to discuss convening of the Assembly session to condole the death of late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. The Assembly is usually convened in January and the dates are fixed by the Cabinet," a source said.
Besides, the Cabinet is also expected to discuss the drought situation in the state and alleged suicide or deaths of farmers due to the distress situation. This is the second cabinet meeting after Mr Panneerselvam took oath as Chief Minister on December 6 hours after the death of CM J. Jayalalithaa.
