Barely two days since the meet, the AICC in charge on Sunday posted a message on his official Twitter announcing that he would go on a ten-day be quarantine after testing Corona positive.

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president KS Alagiri, party sources said, would subject himself to a swab test soon.

Rao had also met several party MPs and functionaries including a few working presidents of TNCC during his maiden visit to the state since taking over as the in charge of the state.

Asked about the meeting with the DMK leaders, a senior Congress leaders who did not wish to be named told DT Next that the distance was maintained and the leaders did not shake hands during the meeting.