Chennai, June 17 -- Four AIADMK MLAs against whom disqualification proceedings were initiated after they resigned and joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar said their resignation letters are under examination and that further action will be taken in accordance with Assembly rules and legal provisions.

The four MLAs who switched sides from the AIADMK to the TVK are Maragatham Kumaravel, A. Jayakumar, Sathyabama, and Esakki Subbaiah. Notices had been served to them seeking their explanations within seven days regarding the proposed action under the Rules of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Speaking to reporters in Chennai, the Speaker said that a petition submitted by AIADMK Genera...