Chennai, May 13 -- Turning the AIADMK into a theatre of the absurd, 25 Rebel legislators of the party voted in favour of the confidence motion moved by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president Vijay, formalising the split in the party, culminating in General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami relieving all of them of their party posts including from the posts of District Secretariesheld by them.
Significantly, this was for the first time that the Tamil Nadu Legislature witnessed cross voting. Defections being rare, party loyalty remain very strong and both the Dravidian parties led by stalwarts with mass appeal, kept the members their captive flock who seldom dared to vote against the respective parties.
The AIADMK has 47 legislators and...