AMMK Expels MLA Kamaraj for Supporting TVK During Floor Test

Tiruchirappalli: T T V Dhinakaran, chief of AMMK, said on Sunday that his party MLA, S Kamaraj, who supported the TVK government during the floor test, would face disqualification. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, which was allied with the NDA comprising AIADMK, BJP and PMK, contested 11 Assembly seats in the Tamil Nadu elections and secured victory only in the Mannargudi constituency.

AMMK candidate S Kamaraj won the election by defeating senior DMK leader T R B Rajaa by a margin of 1,566 votes.

"I have now removed Kamaraj from the party. Let him go and join the other side (TVK) and become a minister if they offer him the post. Then we shall see what the next step is. Even if only one MLA defects, disqualification provisions will apply," Dhinakaran told reporters here.

"He (Kamaraj) thinks we cannot take action because he is the party's lone MLA. We will take the necessary steps. TVK accepting his support is legally questionable. We will strongly oppose what we consider a case of 'horse-trading,'" he alleged.

Emphasising the enduring legacy of AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran (MGR) and former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, Dhinakaran urged party leaders to maintain unity and avoid hasty decisions that could "demoralise cadres".

Dhinakaran further stated that this was the first time a party had left the DMK-led alliance to join another front, and that the move had drawn criticism from several quarters.

"It is a good thing they did not assume office; otherwise, the reputation of the Left parties and VCK would have suffered," he claimed.

The AMMK leader also expressed confidence that AIADMK would overcome its challenges and "create history" in the upcoming parliamentary elections.