Chennai, March 13 -- Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu on Wednesday restored former Minister K Ponmudy's membership of the House following the interim order of the Supreme Court.

This comes a day after the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Ponmudy, a former Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister in a disproportionate assets case.

In a notification issued by the State Legislative Assembly Principal Secretary, the Speaker announced the cancellation of the byelection for the Tirukkoyilur constituency held by Ponmudy that was declared immediately after the verdict from the Madras Court sentencing him and his wife for three-year imprisonment in connection with a disproportionate assets case on December 19, 2023.

The notification read,...