The MLAs were served notice by the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker for allegedly indulging in 'anti-party' activities
People would review the AIADMK MPs' performance in next year's Lok Sabha polls, as well as during the assembly elections in 2021
The action comes in the wake of the October 25 Madras High Court order upholding the disqualification of the 18 MLAs by Speaker P Dhanapal last year for 'defection'
He was apparently targeting AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselavam and the Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami, with whom he is in a running feud for control of the ruling party
The Madras High Court had on June 14 given a split verdict on petitions challenging the disqualification of 18 MLAs
On Friday, they had expelled 53 persons belonging to the party's Kancheepuram Central unit and five others from AIADMK's trade union wing, Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
The dismissal of the members was done for their actions against the party's interests and discipline
According to sources, the decision was taken at a meeting chaired by top party office-bearers O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami
Opposition parties led by the DMK had urged Rao to order a floor test
The cross-examination will continue tomorrow
Vaithilingam was named party deputy coordinator for AIADMK merger
Dinakaran is also expected to have discussed the developments in the AIADMK
The remarks came amid claims of some opposition parties that BJP was pushing use of Hindi in South
The merger between O Panneerselvam camp and Edapadi Palaniswami camp in AIADMK has hit a road block. Former Chief Minister and late J Jayalalithaa close aid Panneerselvam announced that he dissolved the committee he had set up to hold talks with Chief Minister Palaniswami camp.In a later evening on Sunday, Panneerselvam said that he had dissolved the committee. The seven-member panel formed in April hold merger talks between the two AIADMK factions.He accused the ruling AIADMK faction of enacting a drama and said he was disbanding the merger negotiating team of his own group."After the setting up of the negotiation team, they started playing a drama. We were not ready to play any dramas," he said.The OPS camp, which presently has 12 MPs and 11 legislators, also said that the EPS faction has not honoured their demands of expelling party chief VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dinakaran.The decision was based on the feedback from our cadres, common people, especially from ladies, said ...
Now, investment flow is down to a trickle as companies choose Andhra Pradesh
AIADMK submitted memorandum to EC to declare Sasikala's nomination as General Secretary "illegal"
Earlier on Friday, Delhi Court sent alleged middleman Chandrashekhar to judicial custody till May 12
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Dhinakaran's supporters Pugazhenthi and Nanchil Sambath were at the airport when Dhinakaran arrived
The development came after 10-hour long grilling of Dinakaran