AIADMK to seek CBI probe into horse-trading of its MLAs by TVK if activities continue: Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy
The AIADMK plans to request a CBI investigation into alleged horse-trading involving its MLAs by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) if the activities do not cease. Former Minister Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy expressed the party's growing impatience with the TVK's actions during a press conference. He also criticized the TVK for allegedly poaching AIADMK members and diverting public attention from governance issues.
- ▪AIADMK will seek a CBI probe into horse-trading allegations if the TVK does not stop its activities.
- ▪Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy accused the TVK of converting the Minister's office into a party office for inducting defectors.
- ▪The AIADMK leader denied claims of an alliance with the DMK, calling it a diversion tactic by the TVK.
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Former AIADMK Minister and party whip Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy said on Friday (May 29, 2026) that the AIADMK, led by its general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, would seek a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of horse-trading involving four of its MLAs by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by its president and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, if the ruling party does not stop such activities immediately.Addressing a press meet in Tiruvannamalai, Mr. Krishnamurthy said the AIADMK had been losing patience over continued attacks on the party by the TVK, including by its leader and Minister for Public Works and Sports Development Aadhav Arjuna. “The horse-trading charges against the TVK have drawn the nation’s attention.
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