With vast experience in Parliamentary procedures, I am quite confident that he will protect the plurality of our great Nation.

DMK working president M.K. Stalin congratulated M. Venkaiah Naidu on August 5, 2017, upon his election as the fourteenth Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Stalin noted that with extensive experience in parliamentary procedures and legislative affairs spanning several decades, the newly elected Vice President possessed the constitutional insight necessary to guide the Council of States. The Rajya Sabha holds a pivotal constitutional responsibility as the custodian of India's federal structure and states' rights.

Stalin expressed firm confidence that the new Chairman would uphold the finest conventions of the upper house by fostering impartial debate, accommodating minority viewpoints, and ensuring equitable speaking time for regional political parties. In a diverse subcontinent characterized by multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and federal complexities, safeguarding national plurality and secular unity remains an indispensable constitutional obligation.

The DMK leader emphasized that strong parliamentary institutions are essential to check executive overreach and preserve democratic accountability. Stalin conveyed his sincere felicitations to the Vice President, reiterating the DMK's steadfast commitment to parliamentary democracy, constitutional proprieties, and cooperative federalism across all state and national legislative forums.