A day after appealing to Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to 'nullify' the vote of confidence won by Sasikala loyalist EK Palaniswami, DMK on Monday moved Madras High Court challenging the trust vote. The case will be heard on Tuesday.

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DMK's MLAs were en masse evicted from the state assembly before the voting on the Confidence Motion. They have alleged that the trust vote was adopted by contravening the rules of the state assembly.

The Opposition party has also announced a state-wide hunger strike on February 22, protesting what it called was "murder of democracy".

In a representation submitted to Rao, Stalin, also the Leader of the Opposition in the assembly, urged him to "nullify the entire proceedings" to "protect the spirit of democracy and the Constitution".

Meanwhile, Rao has sought a report from the Assembly Secretary on the unsavoury incidents witnessed in the House when Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami won a trust vote. The report shall be complete with all documentary and videographic evidence, it has been indicated by the Governor, they said.

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretary AMP Jamaludeen has been asked to submit the report.

On Saturday, Palaniswami won the trust vote by a 122-11 margin after the eviction of DMK members and walkout by its allies, amid stormy scenes during which mikes were uprooted, chairs toppled and sheets of papers torn and hurled around.