Chennai, June 16 -- In another setback for the AIADMK, former Tamil Nadu Health Minister and Viralimalai MLA C Vijayabaskar on Tuesday submitted his resignation as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar at the Secretariat in Chennai.

Vijayabaskar, who represented the Viralimalai Assembly constituency, personally submitted his resignation letter, as required under Assembly Rule 21.

The Speaker said the resignation was examined and found to be in accordance with Assembly Rule 22. Following this, the resignation was formally accepted.

With the acceptance of his resignation, the seat from the Viralimalai Assembly constituency has fallen vacant with immediate effect.

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