New Delhi, June 16 -- Former AIADMK minister C Vijayabaskar resigned as Member of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, in another setback to Edappadi K Palaniswami's party.

Vijayabaskar, who represented the Viralimalai Assembly constituency, personally submitted his resignation letter to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar at the Secretariat in Chennai, as required under Assembly Rule 21.

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

Vijayabaskar is the fifth legislator to quit the party in a month's time. He had served as health minister during the Covid outbreak and initial lockdown.

Earlier, four other members -- Maragatham Kumaravel, S Jay...