Uncertainty over, BJP joins hands with OPS for LS polls; seat-sharing talks yet to begin
The former coordinator and three time Chief Minister was finally invited for alliance talk by the delegation of the saffron party.
PM Modi and O Panneerselvam
CHENNAI: Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam's disquiet wait for an invite from the BJP, which is heading the NDA, for alliance ends on Sunday late night.
The former coordinator and three time Chief Minister was finally invited for alliance talk by the delegation of the saffron party.
After completing the interview with the applicants for the Lok Sabha polls, Panneerselvam along with his supporters reached city hotel and held talks with
Union Ministers V K Singh and G Kishan Reddy, who were deputed to hold talks with alliance partners in Tamil Nadu for the LS polls, along with state president K Annamalai. However, they did not commence seat-sharing talks.
The meeting came as a breather for Panneerselvam, who declared an "unconditional support" to the BJP and vowed to take all efforts to help in their capacity to ensure the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has been facing uncomfortable questions for not being invited for the recent public meetings addressed by Modi in the state, including the state capital.
"Our leader has constituted a high level committee headed by R Vaithilingam to hold talks with the seat-sharing panel of the BJP to finalise the seats, " said a functionary privy to the development.
The confirmation of the alliance with T T V Dhinakaran's AMMK and other political parties clearly showed that Edappadi K Palaniswami was "singled out" from the electoral politics.
It would be proven beyond doubt once the PMK and the DMDK join hands with the BJP-led NDA in the coming days, said former MLA and OPS supporter A Subburathinam.
