Speaker P. Dhanapal later put the motion to vote by division and declared it passed in favour of Mr. Palaniswami. When the House reconvened at 1 p.m., the DMK MLAs once again opposed the confidence vote, and indulged in another round of violence. The House also witnessed some DMK members attacking the watch and ward staff and hurling chairs at them. Once all the DMK MLAs were evicted, the eight Congress MLAs and lone IUML member walked out in protest. “Even if the DMK members and others had voted in the House, the government would have won the trust vote,” he said.

Source: The Hindu February 18, 2017 21:56 UTC