Chennai, March 17 -- A no confidence motion filed against Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazghagam (AIADMK) failed on Monday.

Deputy Speaker Pichandy announced that the resolution on no confidence motion against Speaker Appavu brought by AIADMK today failed through the voice vote. 62 members supported the resolution and 154 members opposed the AIADMK resolution.

AIADMK moved the resolution stating that Speaker Appavu is "biased and acting like a DMK worker" inside the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Tamil Nadu Assembly opposition leader and AIADMK General Secretary Edapadi Palani Sami appealed to go for division on the resolution on no confidence motion against Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker.

Meanwhile, ...