TVK MLA takes Supreme Court challenge after Madras HC bars his assembly vote

Published on 12 May 2026

His vote was blocked by a high court order

TVK MLA R Seenivasa Sethupathi has approached the Supreme Court after a Madras High Court decision restricted his voting rights in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The move threatens the ruling alliance’s ability to maintain its majority, raising fresh stakes for coalition power amid election-season scrutiny and legal uncertainty over assembly voting privileges.

TVK MLA R Seenivasa Sethupathi filed in the Supreme Court
Madras High Court order restricted his voting privilege
Decision could disrupt the ruling alliance’s majority arithmetic
Legal challenge adds uncertainty to Tamil Nadu assembly politics

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TVK MLA takes Supreme Court challenge after Madras HC bars his assembly vote

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