Tamil Nadu Speaker JCD Prabhakar dismissed the motion to disqualify 21 AIADMK MLAs who supported Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay during the May 13 trust vote, providing them relief.
The rebel MLAs, led by leaders Shanmugam and SP Velumani, had voted for Vijay's TVK
Jun 09, 2026
02:29 pm
What's the storyTamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar has rejected a motion to disqualify 21 MLAs of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) who supported Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay in the May 13 trust vote, India Today reported.
The rebel MLAs, led by leaders Shanmugam and SP Velumani, had voted for Vijay's TVK, boosting its tally from 119 to 144.
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