The opposition DMK on Tuesday submitted a letter to Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary AMP Jamaludeen for a No-Confidence Motion against Speaker P Dhanapal. “We have given a letter to the Assembly Secretary for bringing a No-Confidence Motion against Speaker Dhanapal,” Stalin told reporters at the Secretariat here. On that basis, given that there is no confidence on him, we have submitted the letter seeking a No-Confidence Motion against him,” he said. Stalin had yesterday said DMK would move a No-Confidence Motion against Dhanapal, accusing him of “deliberately harping on his community to malign” the opposition party. “Therefore, we will move a No-Confidence Motion (against Dhanapal).

Source: Hindustan Times February 21, 2017 09:33 UTC