Oppn parties meet Prez, seek floor test in TN Assembly

Opposition parties today knocked at the President's door demanding a floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, claiming that the Palaniswami government in the state had been reduced to a minority after 19 AIADMK MLAs withdrew their support.
A delegation of opposition leaders of the DMK, the Congress, the CPI-M and the CPI met President Ram Nath Kovind and handed over a memorandum to him.
The delegation that included Congress leader Anand Sharma, CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury, DMK leaders Kanomozhi and Tiruchi Siva, and CPI's D Raja urged Kovind to direct Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to hold a floor test in the Assembly.

The DMK approached the president after the governor allegedly did not act on its request for a floor test.
"Each of the 19 MLAs has submitted letter to the governor withdrawing their support. We cannot call it an internal issue of the party. When OPS (O Panneerselvam) demanded a floor test earlier, the governor called for it, but it is surprising why he has not taken action in this case," Kanimozhi said after the meeting.