Thambidurai meets Governor, dismisses horse-trading charges

June 18, 2017 16:28

Senior AIADMK Amma leader and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai today met Governor Vidyasagar Rao, a day after opposition parties sought dismissal of the K Palaniswami government over alleged horse-trading of ruling party MLAs.

The visit of Thambidurai, also party propaganda secretary, assumes significance as it came at a time when the DMK is raising in a big way the issue of alleged pay-offs to MLAs, which came to fore in a 'sting' operation by a TV channel, and pressing for a fresh trust vote.

However, Raj Bhavan officials described the meeting as a "courtesy call."

Emerging from the meeting with the Governor, Thambidurai rubbished the allegation of horse-trading of ruling party MLAs ahead of the February 18 trust vote, saying purchasing legislators was not possible in view of the anti-defection law.

"No one travels by horse these days and there is no horse trading," he said.

A vote against party line violating the whip would strip the legislators of their assembly membership and hence there was no scope for bargain, the AIADMK leader asserted.

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