The Mayors of Coimbatore and Tirunelveli resigned from their post recently.
Coimbatore Mayor Kalpana Anandakumar has submitted her resignation to the Corporation Commissioner.
Tirunelveli Mayor P.M. Saravanan, also tendered his resignation to Corporation Commissioner.
In accordance with Section 37 of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981, a special council meeting is to be held for the approval of her resignation by the elected body.
Her exit marks the second such resignation mid-way through a tenure in Coimbatore.
The first instance had occurred in 2014, when S.M. Velusamy stepped down as Mayor.