MLAs supporting TTV Dinakaran meet Governor, request Palaniswami's removal as CM

MLAs supporting Dinakaran now number 19, one up from 18 who supported him on Monday when AIADMK factions merged.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-08-22 06:47 GMT
TTV Dinakaran

Chennai

After the  merger of AIADMK on Monday, several MLAs went on to extend their support and solidarity towards TTV Dinakaran. The number of MLAs supporting  ousted AIADMK(A) deputy general secretary Dinakaran increased with Vilathikulam MLA Uma Maheswari extending her support to him on Tuesday morning.

19 MLAs supporting Dinakaran met Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao and submitted individual letters requesting removal of Edappadi K Palaniswami from the post of Chief Minister of TN. Further, they had mentioned the reason for such decision being that the CM  had lost both MLAs and people's trust.

Earlier today, one of the MLA Marriappan Kennedy had given out a statement that all MLAs suuporting TTV Dinakaran will be requesting the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu to remove Edappadi K Palaniswami from the Chief Minister's post.

Edited and compiled by Vandhana Srinivasan

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