Rebel AIADMK MLAs pledge support to TVK in Tamil Nadu Assembly floor test, opposing confidence motion by Palaniswami's faction.

The significance of the meeting was hard to miss. The Velumani-Shanmugam camp commands the backing of 30 of the AIADMK's 47 MLAs, and their support on the floor of the house on Wednesday could prove decisive in consolidating Vijay's majority beyond any doubt.