Three AIADMK MLAs resigned on Monday, submitting their letters to Assembly Speaker JCD Prabakaran, and later met TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna, signaling a potential party switch.
Three AIADMK MLAs — Maragatham Kumaravel, Jayakumar, and Sathyabama — resigned and joined Vijay's TVK, reducing AIADMK's Assembly seats from 47 to 44. The defections accelerate a structural collapse of Tamil Nadu's main opposition, following the expulsion of 29 leaders and a trust-vote rebellion by 25 MLAs that helped TVK form government with 144 votes.
The MLAs submitted their resignations to Assembly Speaker
May 25, 2026
05:03 pm
What's the storyIn a major setback for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu, three of its MLAs have resigned and joined Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
The MLAs, Maragatham Kumaravel from Madurantakam, Jayakumar from Perundurai and Sathyabama from Dharapuram, submitted their resignations to Assembly Speaker JCD Prabakaran.
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