Major blow to AIADMK: 3 MLAs from Shanmugam–Velumani faction resign

CHENNAI; MLAs S Jayakumar (Perundurai), Maragatham Kumaravel (Maduranthakam -sc) and P Sathyabama (Dharapuram - SC) connected Monday submitted their resignation to Speaker J C D Prabhakar.

They were among the 25 MLAs from C Ve Shanmugam- S P Velumani campy who voted successful favour of Tamiliga Vettri Kahagam govt successful the ballot of confidence.Sources successful the AIADMK said that the 3 MLAs decided to resign pursuing a committedness from TVK Chief Coordinator and Minister K A Sengottaiyan that they would beryllium accommodated and fielded successful their respective constituencies successful the upcoming by-elections. Meanwhile, a mates of MLA from the rebel campy called connected AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K Palaniswami arsenic portion of the ongoing reconciliation drive. Affirming this displacement toward reunification, MLAs P Haribaskar (Anthiyur), S Mohan (Panruti) and S M Sugumar (Arcot) formally called connected EPS astatine his Greenways Road residence