Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker  J.C.D.  Prabhakar’s decision marks a throwback to the experience of 11 AIADMK MLAs in 2017-18

The MLAs who faced the prospect of disqualification in 2017 were spared the proceedings in view of the then Speaker, P. Dhanapal, not going after them. The matter went to the Madras High Court that dismissed a plea for action against the legislators