EPS celebrates as Madras HC upholds 18 MLAs' disqualification

A judge of the Madras High Court upheld the disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK lawmakers Thursday, in a decision that will bolster the position of the ruling party's administration in Tamil Nadu.

The MLAs are loyal to TTV Dhinakaran, a rebel AIADMK leader who has launched his own party.

The verdict, Dhinakaran said, "will only bolster our unity".