DMK and DMDK walk out; 25 AIADMK rebel MLAs vote for Mr. Vijay
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly’s new Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, a veteran politician, in an interview with The Hindu, assured Wednesday’s floor test where Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has to establish his majority, will be smooth and exceed expectations. He acknowledging having received letters from two rival AIADMK groups. Edited excerpts:
Group led by Edappadi K. Palaniswamy not to support confidence motion
As per media reports, Edappadi K Palaniswami has got the backing of 17 of the 47 MLAs belonging to the AIADMK, though a member of the Palaniswami camp claimed it was 24