Overview
- AIADMK whip Agri S Krishnamurthy submitted a memorandum to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar accusing TVK ministers K A Sengottaiyan and Aadhav Arjuna of comments that encouraged legislators to switch parties and asking the Governor to take action.
- The complaint also alleges an artificial electricity shortage and questions the state's purchase of power at Rs 35 per unit, claims that the AIADMK says point to possible corruption.
- Six AIADMK legislators resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly and joined the ruling TVK, a move the Madras High Court has left open to challenge by allowing disqualification proceedings to continue after upholding the Speaker’s acceptance of the resignations.
- Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar has said he will deliver a decision on the disqualification cases within about two months, leaving the parliamentary route active while the Governor and courts consider complaints.
- The dispute tests India’s anti-defection framework because the Speaker’s ruling, any court review, or Governor response could change seat counts, prompt by-elections, and shape how parties police inducements and procurement decisions in Tamil Nadu.