Madurai: The 18 disqualified AIADMK legislators on Friday decided to approach the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court order upholding their disqualification by Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal last year.
Thanga Tamilselvan, one of the disqualified MLAs and a staunch supporter of sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, said the decision was “unanimous” and accepted with “joy” by all the 18 MLAs.
The decision was taken after a discussion between the disqualified legislators and Dhinakaran here.
“It has been decided that we will go in for an appeal to show to the world that what the Speaker has done is a mistake. We are going to appeal in the Supreme Court,” he told reporters.
Two MLAs were not present in the meeting, with one being away in Chennai and the other being indisposed, but the decision on approaching the apex court with an appeal was “unanimous,” he said.
However, three other AIADMK legislators, who have since switched sides to the Dhinakaran camp post last year’s disqualification of the 18 MLAs, attended Friday’s meeting, he added.
The Madras High Court Thursday upheld the June 14 order of the then Chief Justice disqualifying 18 rebel AIADMK legislators, in a huge relief to the K Palaniswami government.
The 18 disqualified MLAs are loyalists of Dhinakaran, who now heads the AMMK, and deposed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala. (PTI)
