Tamil Nadu CM Vijay (second from left) meets AIADMK MLAs C.Ve. Shanmugam (left), S.P. Velumani (second from right), and C. Vijayabaskar in Chennai on May 12, 2026.
| Photo Credit: ANI Ahead of Wednesday’s (May 13, 2026) floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) called on rebel AIADMK leaders led by former Ministers S.P. Velumani and C.Ve. Shanmugam hours after they announced support to his ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Earlier, in the Assembly, newly elected Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, allowed Mr. Velumani also to speak immediately after AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami delivered a short speech congratulating the Speaker on his election. In the morning, the rebels declared Mr. Velumani as the “AIADMK Legislature Party leader”. Mr. Palaniswami’s supporters, however, said he was the leader of the Legislature Party. The AIADMK led by Mr. Palaniswami would vote against the confidence motion to be moved by the TVK government, senior leader O.S. Manian said.
Published: May 12, 2026 4:41 pm
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