Eighteen lawmakers of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK loyal to sacked chief VK Sasikala have been disqualified in a move that indemnifies Chief Minister E Palaniswami, should he face a trust vote. The rebel lawmakers have been sequestered in different resorts for days by Sasikala's nephew TTV Dhinakaran, who was also removed recently as the party's number 2. Currently, they are at the luxury Paddington Resort and Spa in Karnataka's Coorg.
