Chennai, Feb. 22 -- The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK ) on Thursday staged a walk out from the State Assembly after Speaker M.Appavu denied permission to raise the issue of undertaking caste census, to which Chief Minister M.K.Stalin replied that he supported the PMK's stand on the issue.

When PMK Floor Leader G.K.Mani sought to raise the issue during Zero Hour, the Speaker denied permission.

Despite the Speaker not granting any permission, the PMK members kept insisting the issue.

Intervening, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin recalled that PMK Founder leaders S.Ramadoss and party President and former Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, also a Rajya Sabha MP, and Mr. Mani had met him over the demand and reiterated the State government stand ov...