On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, AIADMK leaders met Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D
On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, AIADMK leaders met Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar at the Secretariat and submitted a letter from party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami clarifying his petition against six former legislators who defected to the ruling TVK under the anti-defection law. MLAs Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy, N. Thalavai Sundaram, and Thamarai S. Rajendran handed over the letter after the Speaker sought clarifications from Mr. Palaniswami following explanations from former MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel, S. Jayakumar, P. Sathyabama, and Esaki Subaya. Krishnamurthy accused the defectors of betraying both AIADMK and their electorate, while Sundaram rejected claims that dissatisfaction with party leadership prompted their defection, emphasizing the need for valid reasons.
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— The Hindu
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The AIADMK submitted a clarification to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker regarding the anti-defection petition filed by party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
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