Ex-AIADMK Minister Vijayabaskar Resigns as MLA
The former health minister is the fifth AIADMK legislator to quit after the 2026 elections, following a trust vote split and other resignations.
- On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, former Health Minister and Viralimalai MLA Dr. C. Vijayabaskar submitted his resignation to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar at the Secretariat in Chennai.
- Citing "wrong decisions" by leadership, the former Health Minister expressed it was "saddening" to see the AIADMK face internal trials, prompting his departure.
- He is the fifth AIADMK legislator to resign recently, following earlier departures by Maragatham Kumaravel, Jayakumar, Sathyabama, and Esakki Subaya, who joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam .
- Speaker Prabhakar confirmed he accepted the resignation, noting it complied with all Assembly Rules; the veteran politician won his Viralimalai seat by 62,073 votes in 2026.
- This resignation follows Vijayabaskar's May 13 vote supporting the TVK government despite party whip directions, as he previously stated "leadership is neither authority nor arrogance" but a "dedicated embrace.
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In another setback for the AIADMK, former Health Minister and Viralimalai MLA Dr. C. Vijayabaskar resigned from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, as reported in The Hindu. Dr. Vijayabaskar submitted his resignation letter to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar at the Secretariat in Chennai. The Speaker later confirmed that he had accepted the resignation of the AIADMK leader. Tamil Nadu: AIADMK MLA …
AIADMK suffers another setback as C Vijayabaskar resigns as MLA
In another setback for the AIADMK, former Tamil Nadu Health Minister and Viralimalai MLA C Vijayabaskar on Tuesday submitted his resignation as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar at the Secretariat in Chennai.
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