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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026) announced that, pursuing the receipt of 4 abstracted letters from AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami, condoning the behaviour of 21 of the 25 rebel MLAs who voted contrary to the absorption issued by the enactment whip during the vote of assurance for the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led government connected May 13, helium had dropped further enactment against them.
Speaking to journalists astatine the Secretariat successful Chennai, Mr. Prabhakar said proceedings had been initiated against 4 rebel legislators — Maragatham Kumaravel (Madurantakam), S. Jayakumar (Perundurai), P. Sathyabama (Dharapuram), and Esaki Subaya (Ambasamudram) — who resigned and joined the TVK, and that a determination would beryllium taken later.
Describing the series of events, the Speaker said Mr. Palaniswami had submitted a missive connected May 13 evening seeking the disqualification of 25 rebel AIADMK MLAs nether the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India aft they voted against the directions of the enactment whip. A fewer days later, helium said helium had received 4 abstracted letters from Mr. Palaniswami condoning the actions of 21 MLAs. The Speaker said helium had examined them, gone done the Assembly rules, and decided to driblet the proceedings against the 21 MLAs.
He besides work retired the names of the 21 MLAs: G. Hari (Tiruttani), S.M. Sukumar (Arcot), K.C. Veeramani (Jolarpet), P. Balakrishnareddy (Hosur), K.P. Anbalagan (Palacodu), Maragatham Vetrivel (Pappireddippatti), Dhilipan Jaishankar (Sankarankovil (SC),) C.Ve. Shanmugam (Mailam), R. Rakesh (Sankarapuram), S. Sekar (Paramathi-Velur), N.S.N. Nataraj (Kangayam), P. Haribaskar (Anthiyur), S.P. Velumani (Thondamuthur), K. Ravimanoharan (Palani), Natham R. Viswanathan (Natham), M.R. Vijayabhaskar (Karur), Leemarose Martin (Lalgudi), K. Mohan (Panruti), A. Arunmozhithevan (Bhuvanagiri), R. Kamaraj (Nannilam), and C. Vijayabaskar (Viralimalai).
