Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns after Congress suspension order

Puducherry Minister for Public works A Namassivayam has tendered his resignation hours after the get together suspended him from the first membership for indulging in “anti-party activities”. He met the Speaker of the legislative meeting VP Sivakozhundu and submitted his resignation from the ministerial and MLA publish (from Villianur constituency). Following him, Ossudu constituency MLA E Theepainthan additionally submitted his resignation.
Puducherry Congress president AV Subramanian accused Namassivayam of attempting to tug among the different legislators and senior get together functionaries away from Congress. He added that Namassivayam was faraway from the get together with the consent of Congress excessive command, and people related to him can even be eliminated quickly.
According to sources, Namassivayam has been in talks with the BJP get together for over the previous couple of months. Two days in the past, the minister had performed a gathering together with his followers at a wedding corridor in his constituency to debate his subsequent plan of action. He is predicted to affix BJP within the presence of JP Nadda, who’s scheduled to go to Puducherry on January 29.
A Namassivayam met the Speaker of the legislative meeting VP Sivakozhundu and submitted his resignation.
With the resignation of Namassivayam, the energy of the Congress in Puducherry Legislative Assembly has come all the way down to 12. The Congress-DMK alliance had 18 representatives (15- Congress, 3- DMK) within the meeting. With the disqualification of 1 Congress MLA, their energy diminished to 14. The foremost opposition get together, AINR Congress, has seven representatives and AIADMK 4. Three members of the BJP had been nominated by the Union Ministry as MLAs within the Puducherry Assembly.