Three AIADMK MLAs resign from posts in Tamil Nadu, join TVK
Three MLAs from the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu have resigned from their positions and joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The resignations were accepted by the Legislative Assembly Speaker, reducing the AIADMK's strength in the Assembly. The MLAs involved are Maragatham Kumaravel, S. Jayakumar, and P. Sathyabama.
- ▪Three MLAs from the AIADMK submitted their resignation letters to the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
- ▪The resignations were accepted, reducing the AIADMK's strength in the Assembly to 44.
- ▪The MLAs have joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) after resigning.
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Three MLAs who were part of the S.P. Velumani faction of the AIADMK met Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar at the Secretariat in Chennai on Monday (May 25, 2026) and submitted their resignation letters. The Speaker later announced that their resignations have been accepted.Maragatham Kumaravel, the MLA for Madurantakam constituency, S. Jayakumar, the MLA for Perundurai constituency, and P. Sathyabama, the MLA for Dharapuram constituency, met Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar in the afternoon and handed over their resignation letters.Soon after, they met Public Works Department Minister Aadhav Arjuna at the Secretariat and joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).With this, the AIADMK’s strength in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has dropped to 44.
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