Chennai, May 12 -- Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Tuesday expelled party MLA S Kamaraj from the primary membership of the party and removed him from all party responsibilities with immediate effect after he extended support to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

In a statement, Dhinakaran said the action was taken because Kamaraj had acted independently and against the party's official stand by expressing support for TVK in the Assembly.

"I hereby inform you that Mr. S. Kamaraj, the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Mannargudi for the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, has been removed from all his party resp...