Three AIADMK lawmakers resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday and joined the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) camp led by Vijay [1].
The resignations signal a deepening split within the AIADMK and suggest a weakening of the leadership camp under Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS). This exodus follows a period of instability and poor performance by the party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections [3].
MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel of Madurantakam, Sathyabama of Dharapuram, and Jayakumar of Perundurai submitted their resignation letters to Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat [1]. Senior leader C. Ve Shanmugam led the group in delivering the letters [1].
The move comes as an escalating internal feud creates visible cracks within the party. Some reports indicate the Velumani camp is moving to sideline EPS within the assembly [2]. The party currently has 47 MLAs in the Tamil Nadu Assembly [2].
This rift has been brewing since the party's recent electoral setbacks. Some lawmakers have called for EPS to step down as the party faces a breaking point [3]. The formal shift of these three members to the TVK camp marks a transition from internal disagreement to public defection [1].
“Three AIADMK lawmakers resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday and joined the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) camp.”
The defection of these legislators to Vijay's TVK highlights the precarious nature of the AIADMK's current leadership. By shifting from internal dissent to formal resignation, these members are leveraging the growth of a new political entity to challenge the EPS faction. This instability could diminish the AIADMK's influence in the assembly and potentially lead to further fragmentation of the party's base in Tamil Nadu.
