KR Ramasamy, Congress legislative party leader in Tamil Nadu Assembly, wrote a letter to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao requesting him to direct Chief Minister EK Palaniswami to prove his majority in the Assembly, ANI reported. This follows DMK working president MK Stalin writing a similar letter to the Governor complaining of an ‘unprecedented constitutional crisis’ in the state and asking him to call a floor test without delay. While the Congress has 8 MLAs in the Assembly, the DMK has 89 legislators.
The Congress and DMK’s confidence to take part in a floor test stems from the banner of rebellion raised by 19 AIADMK MLAs loyal to TTV Dinakaran against the party. These 19 MLAs, currently housed in a resort near Puducherry, had met the Governor Tuesday demanding action against Palaniswami for alleged abuse of power, corruption and favouritism.

KR Ramasamy, Congress legislative party leader in Tamil Nadu Assembly, wrote a letter to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao requesting him to direct Chief Minister EK Palaniswami to prove his majority in the Assembly, ANI reported. This follows DMK working president MK Stalin writing a similar letter to the Governor complaining of an ‘unprecedented constitutional crisis’ in the state and asking him to call a floor test without delay. While the Congress has 8 MLAs in the Assembly, the DMK has 89 legislators.
The Congress and DMK’s confidence to take part in a floor test stems from the banner of rebellion raised by 19 AIADMK MLAs loyal to TTV Dinakaran against the party. These 19 MLAs, currently housed in a resort near Puducherry, had met the Governor Tuesday demanding action against Palaniswami for alleged abuse of power, corruption and favouritism.