Missing Aiadmk Lawmakers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami won a test of strength on Saturday in an assembly where close to 100 opposition lawmakers were missing after violence and chaos over a demand for secret voting. But the trust vote may only be the first of many battles that the 63-year-old Chief Minister will have to fight. Former chief minister O Panneerselva...

Over 120 lawmakers of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu have not been seen since Wednesday, closely guarded by VK Sasikala lest they defect to O Panneerselvam, the man who has challenged her claim to the Chief Minister's post. The police in Chennai have been asked by the Madras High Court to submit a report on the lawmakers, reports news agency ANI.

Tamil Nadu's ruling party lawmakers slept in hotels and resorts near Chennai, the court was asked for help to track them down and the AIADMK had a tough time justifying the extraordinary measures to guard its flock today as VK Sasikala fought hard to stay on course to becoming the next Chief Minister.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami won a test of strength on Saturday in an assembly where close to 100 opposition lawmakers were missing after violence and chaos over a demand for secret voting. But the trust vote may only be the first of many battles that the 63-year-old Chief Minister will have to fight. Former chief minister O Panneerselva...

Over 120 lawmakers of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu have not been seen since Wednesday, closely guarded by VK Sasikala lest they defect to O Panneerselvam, the man who has challenged her claim to the Chief Minister's post. The police in Chennai have been asked by the Madras High Court to submit a report on the lawmakers, reports news agency ANI.

Tamil Nadu's ruling party lawmakers slept in hotels and resorts near Chennai, the court was asked for help to track them down and the AIADMK had a tough time justifying the extraordinary measures to guard its flock today as VK Sasikala fought hard to stay on course to becoming the next Chief Minister.