Stalin also read out from the Rule book and said the House can be adjourned in the event of proceedings being disrupted.
including Stalin, were allowed to speak by the Chair.
They again reiterated their demand for a secret ballot, contending that there was a provision for such a voting, or adjournment of the House for a week.
Stalin also read out from the Rule book and said the House can be adjourned in the event of proceedings being disrupted.
The Speaker, however, ruled out both the options, saying the Governor had asked the confidence vote to be taken today and this has to be done.
Earlier, Dhanapal recalled the incidents in the morning session and said his shirt was torn and he was insulted.
Displaying the torn portion of the shirt, he said he was ready to tolerate and move forward.
Dhanapal thanked Stalin for expressing regret later in his chamber for the DMK MLAs' conduct to which stalin said he was even prepared for an apology.
However, Stalin alleged that the Speaker tore the shirt himself, "deliberately to do politics", to which the latter shot back saying there was no need for him to do that.
Intervening, Panneerselvam also regretted what happened to the Speaker but insisted that the MLAs be allowed to visit their constituencies and return after a week when the vote of confidence can be taken up.
The Speaker then insisted that he will not go for a secret ballot or adjourn the House and summoned Palaniswami to move the resolution, which he duly complied with.
Soon, the DMK MLAs were up on their feet again and started raising slogans following which the Speaker summoned the marshals to evict "DMK friends" from the Assembly.
This prompted angry response from the opposition MLAs with some of them seen engaging in a heated debate with the Speaker as well as the marshals.
Some MLAs were seen climbing atop the tables of the Chief Minister as well as the senior Ministers seated in the front row.
A tug of war ensued for a while as the marshals attempted to evict the agitated DMK MLAs but the latter strongly resisted the bid, leading to the Speaker leaving the House while announcing that proceedings will resume at 3 PM.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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