10 dissident MLAs resign from TN assembly
Ten dissident MLAs from Tamil Nadu (TN) assembly, eight of whom belong to the main opposition DMDK, submitted their resignation to the speaker P Dhanapal today. The MLAs will join the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Further, Dhanapal announced DMDK leader Vijaykanth has lost the Leader of Opposition status after the resignation of eight MLAs.