{"id":54520,"date":"2018-10-25T13:32:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T08:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54520"},"modified":"2018-10-25T13:33:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T08:03:05","slug":"hc-upholds-disqualification-of-18-aiadmk-mlas-party-says-democracy-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-upholds-disqualification-of-18-aiadmk-mlas-party-says-democracy-won","title":{"rendered":"HC Upholds Disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs party says \u2018democracy won\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-attachment-id=\"54522\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-upholds-disqualification-of-18-aiadmk-mlas-party-says-democracy-won\/panneer-dinakaran-palani\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Panneer-dinakaran-Palani.jpg?fit=875%2C583&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"875,583\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Panneer-dinakaran-Palani\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Panneer-dinakaran-Palani.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Panneer-dinakaran-Palani.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Panneer-dinakaran-Palani.jpg?w=875&amp;ssl=1 875w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Panneer-dinakaran-Palani.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Panneer-dinakaran-Palani.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/Panneer-dinakaran-Palani.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHENNAI:\u00a0\u00a0In a major relief to the E K Palaniswami-led government,\u00a0the Madras High Court on Thursday\u00a0\u00a0decided to\u00a0\u00a0disqualify 18 rebel AIADMK MLAs, who are loyal to ousted party leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcoming the court\u2019s verdict today, the AIADMK, in a tweet, said it is a \u201ccorrect lesson for the traitors and that democracy has won\u201d.\u00a0The 18 disqualified MLAs are loyal to the sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran, who has now formed his own party \u2014 the AMMK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately after the verdict , Dhinakaran told reporters that he would discuss with the MLAs and decide whether to appeal in the Supreme Court. 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