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Updated - May 07, 2026 at 11:16 PM.

| New Delhi/Chennai

AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam confirmed the resignation in New Delhi on Thursday after submitting it to the competent authority, stating only, “I have sent my resignation… Thank you,” without further comment. | Photo Credit: Mohamed Yunuss K _12352@Chennai

AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat, days after he was elected from the Mailam constituency in the April 23 Tamil Nadu assembly polls.

The former minister confirmed the move in the national capital on Thursday, shortly after submitting his resignation to the competent authority.

"I have sent my resignation. I have resigned from my position. Thank you," he told reporters, declining to elaborate.

The resignation has triggered intense speculation regarding shifting alliances in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape.

Amid rumours of a potential tie-up between the AIADMK and the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), or even a realignment with the DMK, Shanmugam maintained a strict distance from the conjectures.

Responding to queries about a "new government" or specific alliance speculations, he said, "I can’t say anything. I don't know anything.” Shanmugam, an influential leader from Vanniyar-dominated Villupuram, had been serving his term in the Upper House since 2022.

Published on May 7, 2026

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