Third eye: Protem Speaker?

As the new Lok Sabha is likely to have its first sitting soon, the question is who will become protem Speaker. Since this role usually goes to the seniormost MP, the focus was on Virender Kumar of BJP and Kodikunnil Suresh of Congress - the two leaders belonging to the Dalit community, with both in their eighth term. But with Kumar now becoming a minister, will the ruling side let Kodikunnil act as protem Speaker or pick a comparatively junior one from the NDA side for the job?

Walk to Remember
Almost all would-be ministers, who were called to the PM’s residence for tea, came in their cars. There was one, who had quit Congress to join BJP but lost the election, who walked up to the house as his car was stuck in heavy traffic. The aim was to reach on time.


Post and Delete
BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who lost election to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, on Sunday deleted a post on X that said that his 18-year stint in public service has come to an end. He later said what he meant to say was that his 18-year stint as an MP and three years as Union minister has come to an end.