Stating this to mediapersons at the Secretariat, Assembly Speaker P T R Palanivel Rajan also announced that Sundaram will be recognised as the leader of the AIADMK legislative group in the House. He said these decisions were taken following a letter dated September 15, 1999, from Jayalalitha to the Speaker stating that Tamaraikani had been expelled from the primary membership of the party with effect from August 18, and he may be treated as expelled from the AIADMK legislature party.