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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026), said the 4 erstwhile AIADMK MLAs against whom disqualification proceedings were initiated and notices served connected June 9 seeking explanations, person submitted written replies wrong the stipulated period. The Speaker said helium would spell done their explanations and marque a determination connected them later.
Disqualification proceedings were initiated against erstwhile MLAs S. Jayakumar (Perundurai), Maragatham Kumaravel (Madurantakam), P. Sathyabama (Dharapuram), and Esakki Subaya (Ambasamudram) for defying the enactment whip and voting successful favour of the authorities led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay during the trust ballot successful the Assembly connected May 13.
The 4 erstwhile MLAs met the Speaker astatine the Secretariat connected Wednesday.
Barring these four, the remaining 21 rebel MLAs, who besides defied enactment whip and voted successful favour of the government, were condoned by AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami aft they reconciled with the party. Of the MLAs against whom enactment was dropped, C. Vijayabaskar resigned his Assembly rank connected Tuesday (June 16).
