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Oppn demands floor test in TN, accuses governor of helping Palaniswami

The DMK, Congress, CPI and CPI-M met President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday

Tamil Nadu, E Palaniswami, C H Vidyasagar Rao, O Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu Governor C H Vidyasagar Rao (centre) with Chief Minister E Palaniswami (left) and O Panneerselvam at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Monday. Photo: DIPR
IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 31 2017 | 12:53 PM IST

A delegation of opposition parties including the DMK, Congress, CPI and CPI-M met President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday and demanded an immediate floor test in the Tamil Nadu assembly.

The DMK and other opposition parties in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday accused Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao of playing a "partisan" role and refusing to convene a meeting of the assembly so that the K. Palaniswami government can be asked to prove its majority.

The opposition parties in Tamil Nadu had been demanding a floor test claiming that the government has been "reduced" to a minority with 22 MLAs owing allegiance to T.T.V. Dinakaran's AIADMK faction.

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First Published: Aug 31 2017 | 12:53 PM IST

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