Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit addressed the  State Assembly today. The opposition parties, DMK, Congress and IUML boycotted the assembly proceedings saying that there was no place for a democratic debate in the assembly.<br />'' <br />'' In his speech the Governor appreciated the achievements of the State Government for handling the Covid 19 situation successfully at a cost of Rs.13 thousand crore from the State's revenue. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second phase of Metro rail in Chennai this month. He said that the citizens can avail any facility of the Government from their homes using the toll free number 1100. He also assured that 12 fishermen languishing in Srilankan Prisons will be released through the efforts taken by the Centre and the State.<br />''