Government whip RKR Anantaraman submitted a petition to Assembly Speaker Sivakolundhu seeking his disqualification. He later told reporters that as Dhanavelou continued to indulge in “anti-party” and “anti-government” activities, as the government whip he had submitted the petition to the Speaker to disqualify him.

Talking to reporters, PCC president A Namassivayam said Dhanavelou was elected from Bahour on the Congress ticket in 2016. However, he continues to indulge in “anti-party” and “anti-government” activities and hence, he was temporarily suspended from the party. Dhanavelou had also submitted his reply to a show cause notice.

However, he continued to adopt the same stance against the party and government and took out a procession and submitted a memorandum to Lt Governor Kiran Bedi seeking to dismiss the Congress government. Hence, Anantharaman has sought the disqualification of Dhanavelou under the Anti-Defection Act,” he said.

To a question, Namassivayam said that the “entire Cabinet is ready to resign” if Dhanavelou could prove his charges with adequate evidences.