TN Speaker issues disqualification notices to 4 ex-AIADMK MLAs

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar on Friday said he had initiated legal proceedings against four former AIADMK legislators who quit the party and joined the TVK.

The notices seeking an explanation from them over a petition by the AIADMK to disqualify them under the Anti-Defection Law, were issued on June 9, he said.

The four former legislators — Maragatham Kumaravel, S Jayakumar, P Sathyabama and Esakki Subaya — joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam barely hours after resigning as AIADMK MLAs. They were among the 25 rebel legislators who voted in favour of the TVK Government during the floor test in the Assembly on May 13.

The members have been provided a window of seven days to provide an explanation, Prabhakar told reporters.