MLA Arun Kumar by-passed the floor test and has returned to his constituency.

The MLA also

resigned from the post of Coimbatore district secretary post.
Sources from the Koovathur Golden Bay Resorts, where all 124 supporting MLAs of Sasikala faction
are accomodated told that, as many as 18 MLAs from the faction lined up against Palanisamy and
that is why they were not brought to the swearing in ceremony of the cabinet. However, the party
sources denied the claim and have ensured that they are strongly united and will continue their rule
in the State.

The situation is almost like a cat on a wall as the voting process predictions are still mysterious even
hours before the session.

If Palanisamy cabinet triumphs, then it is going to be a successful four year rule for the Sasikala
faction. And OPS faction MLAs could be terminated from office as they don't stand alongside of the
party's decision.
Panneerselvam read out a statement at his residence making a passionate plea to AIADMK MLAs,
saying that it was late Jayalalithaa's wish to end dynastic rule in Tamil Nadu. If you are Ammas true
loyalists, you should vote against the (Palaniswamy) government when it seeks trust vote in the
Assembly tomorrow, he said.
Meanwhile, that theres a horizontal split within the AIADMK is no secret either. This is not about
OPS versus Sasikala, its the rank and file versus the MLAs, its the fight for the soul of the party
which cant be fixed over mutton biryani and booze at Golden Bay resorts. This is about starting at
the beginning, going to the constituencies, winning back trust.

Of the 123 MLAs who owe allegiance to Sasikala for either love or money, 31 are ministers, what
about the rest? How will they be kept happy? Whats in it for them to watch their peers enjoy the
perks of high office? One method is that the spoils of power instead of flowing upwards will be
redistributed down the line to keep MLAs who are not ministers happy.