When “
M K Stalin
,” “
O Panneerselvam
” team and the congress people opt for secret voting, the EPS team has denied it. However, OPS team’s Whip Semmalai has been repeatedly requesting for the secret voting. Edappadi Palanisamy needs 117 votes to prove his majority. The latest news is that Dhanapal, the speaker has denied the secret voting request by the OPS team, Stalin team and the others. However, he assured that the MLAs will be provided with enough security. He requests the members to maintain silence. At present, the assembly has 230 members. Stalin insisted that the MLAs are not treated like the respected members but the prisoners.