Former AIADMK minister C Vijayabaskar resigned from the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday, the fifth lawmaker from his party to quit the House after the elections.
There is speculation that like the other four, he may also join the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
Vijayabaskar called on assembly speaker Prabhakar at the Secretariat and submitted his resignation, widening the rift against the party high command.
With the resignation of Vijayabaskar, the total number of AIADMK lawmakers who had tendered resignation after winning the assembly polls grew to five.
Vijayabaskar has not yet responded to HT’s request for comment.
Earlier in the day, in a social media post, without naming Palaniswami, Vijayabaskar criticised him saying, “Leadership is neither power nor arrogance. It is an affectionate embrace filled with dedication.
A leadership that cannot win the hearts of its hardworking cadres, how will it ever win the hearts of the people??”
