Chennai, June 29 -- In another setback to the AIADMK, party MLA MR Vijayabaskar, who represented the Karur Assembly constituency, resigned on Monday as a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, following a series of AIADMK resignations after the 2026 Assembly elections.

Accepting the MLA's resignation, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabakaran said, "Under Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Assembly, the Hon'ble Mr. M.R. Vijayabaskar, Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Karur Assembly Constituency, has personally submitted his handwritten letter of resignation from his office to me."

The Speaker added that the resignation was found to be valid and was accordingly accepted. "As the resignation le...