Tamil Nadu Speaker begins another round of inquiry into disqualification pleas against four ex-AIADMK MLAs

CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) began another round of inquiries against four former AIADMK legislators against whom disqualification proceedings had been initiated under the provisions of the anti-defection law.

Speaker assures decision on disqualification petitions against four former AIADMK MLAs within two months storyline 1 Within a few weeks of being elected on AIADMK tickets in the 2026 Assembly elections, Esakki Subaya (Ambasamudram), S. Jayakumar (Perundurai), P.

Sathyabama (Dharapuram), and Maragatham Kumaravel (Maduranthagam) resigned their membership of the House and joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The last two have since been re-elected in bypolls to the Assembly from their respective constituencies on TVK tickets.