The year's first Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly session is to conclude on Friday, January 7, cutting the session short to just three days. The session commenced on Wednesday, January

5, with the customary address of the state Governor. With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing in the state and the onset of the third wave of the pandemic, the decision of cutting the

session short was taken on Wednesday, after a meeting chaired by Assembly Speaker M Appavu was held with all political parties.