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Madras High Court to rule on resignation of six AIADMK MLAs
The Madras High Court is set to deliver a verdict regarding petitions that challenge the decision of Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar to accept the resignations of six All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs.
Petitioners, including AIADMK Whip Agri Krishnamurthy, argue that the resignations were accepted without a proper inquiry while disqualification proceedings were still pending. The disqualification pleas stem from allegations that the six legislators violated the party whip by voting in support of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government.
The resigned MLAs, including Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabhama, have since contested and won by-elections in the Maduranthakam and Dharapuram constituencies under the TVK banner.
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AIADMK · JCD Prabhakar · Madras High Court · Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
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- [● 2 SOURCES] A disqualification plea was filed alleging the six MLAs violated the party whip by voting for the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar accepted the resignations of six AIADMK MLAs.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The resignations of six AIADMK MLAs were accepted without a proper inquiry while disqualification proceedings were pending.
- [● 2 SOURCES] P Sathyabhama won the Dharapuram Assembly constituency by-election with 66,841 votes.