# AMMK’s Dhinakaran meets Tamil Nadu Governor over horse trading 2026-08-27T05:56:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet T.T.V. Dhinakaran, general secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Tuesday to press for action against what he called horse trading in the state. He said no action had been taken on his petition to Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar seeking disqualification of AMMK legislator S. Kamaraj, who has supported the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government against the party line. Dhinakaran also pointed to a complaint lodged at the Guindy police station on May 8 over the same issue, claiming it too had seen no response. The Governor heard his representation, Dhinakaran told reporters outside Raj Bhavan. The AMMK leader has now taken the matter to the Governor after getting no movement from the Speaker or the police. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The petition to disqualify a legislator under the anti-defection law triggers a process that starts with the Assembly Speaker, who acts as a tribunal under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. Speakers in Tamil Nadu have historically taken months, sometimes years, to decide disqualification petitions, and referrals to the Governor do not alter that timeline. The next date to watch is the Speaker's next hearing, if any, on the AMMK's petition, no date has been set yet. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Leads with the meeting and the party's complaint of inaction, framing the Governor and police as inactive This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: AMMK, assembly speaker, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, T.T.V. Dhinakaran, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ammks-dhinakaran-meets-tamil-nadu-governor-over-horse-trading/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ammks-dhinakaran-meets-tamil-nadu-governor-over-horse-trading/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/