The split in the AIADMK surfaced in the assembly on May 13, when 25 MLAs from the C Ve Shanmugam - S P Velumani faction supported the TVK | India News

Three rebel AIADMK MLAs resign and may join Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party.

Three AIADMK MLAs resign and join Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, reducing the party's strength in Tamil Nadu Assembly.