Chennai, May 13 -- DMK MLA SS Sivasankar on Wednesday accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay of engaging in "horse trading" to secure support during the floor test in the Assembly, noting that several AIADMK MLAs voted in favour of the government despite the party whip.

Speaking to reporters after the trust vote, Sivasankar said Vijay's actions contradicted his election promise of providing a clean government.

"During the election campaign, he (Vijay) spoke about giving a clean government, so this action tarnishes his image. He is involved in horse trading and took the support of AIADMK MLAs. Open horse-trading happened. Mannargudi Kamaraj MLA also switched to the TVK camp. Nearly 25 AI...