Accusing Chief Minister E K Palaniswami of backstabbing, Balaji said that the sacking of Sasikala and Dhinakaran was unceremonious.
After AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala was sacked from the party, the faction led by T T V Dhinakaran came out of the Paddington Resort in Kodagu on Wednesday morning.
As many as 18 rebel legislators have been staying at the resort and three of them were spotted outside the resort on Wednesday morning.
MLA V Senthil Balaji told reporters that the rebel legislators were offered Rs 20 crore each to support the government. Around 25 police personnel, who raided the resort on Tuesday, have threatened the legislators with registering cases against them, he said.
Accusing Chief Minister E K Palaniswami of backstabbing, Balaji said that the sacking of Sasikala and Dhinakaran was unceremonious.
MLAs approach Kodagu Police
Claiming threats from the Tamil Nadu Police, the rebel legislators have sought protection from the Suntikoppa Police.
The members of the Tamil Nadu Assembly submitted a written complaint to DySP Sampath Kumar. After holding a discussion with the police official for about an hour, they left for the resort.
Attack on media personnel
When a media personnel tried to gather impressions on the recent development of Tamil Nadu politics, MLA Tangam Tamil Selvan tried to attack a journalist, after getting down from his car.
The MLA was on his way to Kushalnagar.