<p>AIADMK legislator P. Vetrivel on Sunday resigned and his resignation has been accepted, the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly secretary said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A statement issued by assembly secretary A.M.P. Jamaludeen said Vetrivel - who represented the Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency - resigned from the membership of the assembly and it has been accepted.<br /><br />No reason for his resignation was given in the statement and Vetrivel was not available for comments.<br /><br />The development led to speculation that AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa may contest from Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in north Chennai in her bid to get re-elected to the assembly.<br /><br />Jayalalithaa, who was elected from Srirangam constituency in 2011, lost her post and the chief ministership after being convicted in the Rs.66 crore disproportionate assets case by a lower court in Bengaluru.<br /><br />The Karnataka High Court upheld her appeal against the conviction and acquitted her recently.<br /><br />The party retained the Srirangam seat in the bye-election. The AIADMK has called a meeting of its assembly members on May 22 at the party headquarters here.<br /><br />Though the agenda has not been specified, it is speculated that Jayalalithaa may be elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party, paving the way for becoming the chief minister again.<br /><br />With Vetrivel's resignation, the AIADMK's strength in the 234-member assembly comes down by one to 150, excluding the speaker.</p>
<p>AIADMK legislator P. Vetrivel on Sunday resigned and his resignation has been accepted, the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly secretary said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A statement issued by assembly secretary A.M.P. Jamaludeen said Vetrivel - who represented the Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency - resigned from the membership of the assembly and it has been accepted.<br /><br />No reason for his resignation was given in the statement and Vetrivel was not available for comments.<br /><br />The development led to speculation that AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa may contest from Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in north Chennai in her bid to get re-elected to the assembly.<br /><br />Jayalalithaa, who was elected from Srirangam constituency in 2011, lost her post and the chief ministership after being convicted in the Rs.66 crore disproportionate assets case by a lower court in Bengaluru.<br /><br />The Karnataka High Court upheld her appeal against the conviction and acquitted her recently.<br /><br />The party retained the Srirangam seat in the bye-election. The AIADMK has called a meeting of its assembly members on May 22 at the party headquarters here.<br /><br />Though the agenda has not been specified, it is speculated that Jayalalithaa may be elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party, paving the way for becoming the chief minister again.<br /><br />With Vetrivel's resignation, the AIADMK's strength in the 234-member assembly comes down by one to 150, excluding the speaker.</p>