TN Trust Vote: Angry DMK Calls for Hunger Strike on 22 February

Voting in Tamil Nadu assembly was mired by chaos and violence.

• DMK working president MK Stalin arrested
• DMK leaders meet Governor Rao to submit a memorandum on Saturday’s trust vote
  Palanisamy to remain the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
• Palanisamy wins floor test with 122 MLAs, 11 were against him
  
• Speaker orders all 88 DMK MLAs out of Assembly
  
• MLAs manhandle Speaker, forcing adjournment of the House
  
• DMK, Congress MLAs vandalise furniture, raise slogans in favour of OPS
  
• Speaker rejects demand for secret ballot
  

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TN Governor Seeks Report

Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao seeks factual report from Assembly Secretary Jamaludeen on incidents that took place during trust vote.

MK Stalin Asks Governor to Nullify Saturday's Proceedings

DMK working president MK Stalin on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu Governor to nullify the proceedings in the assembly on Saturday in which Chief Minister Palanisami won the confidence vote.

Stalin said the motion of confidence moved by Chief Minister Palanisami was adopted in the absence of the entire opposition on Saturday.

OPS, DMK Leaders Meet Governor

Chennai: #OPanneerselvam reached Raj Bhavan to meet TN Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao. pic.twitter.com/jyjNjs8M35

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 19, 2017

A delegation of DMK leaders met Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, and submitted a memorandum on Saturday’s trust vote. “We’ve submitted a memorandum on the issue to TN Governor; he has promised to look into the matter,” Tiruchi Siva of DMK said.

DMK Announces Hunger Strike on 22 Feb

DMK has announced a hunger strike on 22 Feb in all district offices of the party in Tamil Nadu, a day after its MLAs were forcibly evicted from the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Police have registered an FIR against MK Stalin a day after his party protested against the forceful eviction of party MLAs from the Tamil Nadu assembly and the alleged mistreatment of its working party president.

The police said the FIR was filed for unlawful assembly and violation of public order. “DMK staged the protest without obtaining prior permission as required under law”, a senior police official said. Besides Stalin, 63 MLAs, three MPs and several DMK cadres who participated in the protest have been named in the FIR, he said.

Stalin said he will participate in the hunger strike from Tiruchi. He added that the party MLAs are trying to meet President Pranab Mukherjee.