The other MPs suspended were Manickam Tagore, Hibi Eden, TN Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, S Jothimani, Ramya Haridas, Md Javed, S Venkatesan, Benny Behanan, K Kanimozhi, VK Sreekandan, PR Natarajan and K Subbarayan. The suspension of DMK MP SR Parthiban, who was not even present in the Lok Sabha, was later withdrawn. The government claimed it was a "case of mistaken identity", for which no apology was issued.