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DR. T. THANGAPANDIAN (CHENNAI SOUTH): Hon. Chairperson, Sir, I thank you profusely for giving me this opportunity to make my maiden speech on the Finance Bill.
       As a debut parliamentary Member from Chennai South Constituency, I ascend from the land of Tamil Nadu, a land where the great Sangam poet, Kaniyan Poongundranar, 2000 years ago transcended all the geographical boundaries and declared ‘Yaadhum oore, yavarum kelir’ meaning the whole world is my home and all human beings are my kith and kin. 
HON. CHAIRPERSON:  This is her maiden speech.  That is why, she is giving some introduction.
… (Interruptions)
DR. T. THANGAPANDIAN : Sir, here I am reminded  of Dadabhai Naoroji who in his maiden speech told that he was the first Indian member to get elected to the British Parliament.  He said that on behalf of India, I thank the British people.  On behalf of our Party, I thank the Tamil Nadu people for their mandate for federalism and secularism. 
       The present Lok Sabha is vibrant with 78 women MPs and I humbly and happily share the fact that I am the second woman MP to get elected from the Chennai South Constituency after 28 years.  It is a constituency which has been represented by luminaries like Anna, Dravidian ideologist, Mr. Thiru Murasoli Maran, our former President, Shri R. Venkataraman and the present DMK Party leader, respected hon. Member, Shri T.R. Baalu.  I thank my constituency people and I promise them that I shall put my best foot forward.
       I have a few queries to be clarified.  My South Chennai constituency comprises a lot of fishermen populace.   Till today, agriculture, fishery and farming are not treated as industries in the real sense of the term, besides the fact that they are destined to bear the brutal brunt of natural calamities like cyclones, tsunami and depletion of resources.
       The hon. Finance Minister has announced ‘Matsya Sampada Yojana’ as part of the Blue Revolution with an aim to bring all fishermen under the umbrella of farmers welfare programmes and assures to promote aqua culture through easy access to credit.   I quote from Money Control News.  It says: