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Madras HC Slams MLA Resignations for Bypoll Re-Election as Democracy Mockery

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The Madras High Court has strongly criticized the practice of sitting MLAs resigning from their seats only to contest bypolls from the same constituencies. The remarks came in the context of two former AIADMK legislators who switched allegiance to the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party. TVK subsequently fielded these defected MLAs as candidates in the upcoming bypolls for the very seats they vacated. The court described this maneuver as a mockery of democratic principles, raising concerns about the integrity of the electoral process.

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