KA Sengottaiyan resigned as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) on November 26 amid speculation of him joining TVK. He had been expelled from AIADMK on October after being accused of maintaining contact with individuals who had previously been expelled from the party, which violated part
Visuals outside the party saw a bus full of supporters in front of the TVK office while the party's General Secretary N Anand welcomed the supporters who had come from Gobichettipalayam, the assembly constituency represented by Sengottaiyan.