It was an open secret, but for the first time ever, in a sting operation done by Chennai-based TV channel Moon TV and Times Now, an MLA was caught on camera stating the political corruption ahead of the 19 February trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly.
Following split in the AIADMK after O Panneerselvam’s rebellion, a trust vote was held in the assembly on 18 February to test the support for Edappadi Palaniswami backed by Sasikala.
The sting tapes released by Times Now and Moon TV have so far backed the allegations that both the OPS and EPS camp offered money to the MLAs to vote in the favour.
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However, yet another shocker from the tapes, a copy of which The News Minute acquired from Moon TV, is of Saravanan saying that it is only because of the BJP that OPS camp is surviving.