Chennai, May 26 -- Amid the deepening political turmoil within the AIADMK following a series of resignations by party MLAs, several senior party leaders on Tuesday met Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar and urged him not to accept the resignations submitted by the three legislators.

Senior AIADMK leaders and MLAs, including Agri SS Krishnamoorthy, OS Manian, N Thalavai Sundaram, and IS Inbadurai, met the Speaker and submitted a petition seeking withdrawal of the resignations and demanding that proper legal procedures be followed before any decision is taken.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, AIADMK leader IS Inbadurai said the resignations should not be accepted as they violate the anti-defection law.

"Our demand is not t...