The AIADMK’s Member of Parliament and former Law Minister, C.Ve. Shanmugam on Monday evening met the founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) S. Ramadoss at the latter’s residence in Thailapuram near Tindivanam.
The meeting, which lasted nearly 45 minutes, was considered in political circles “a preliminary or an exploratory” event. Though there was no public statement from either of the parties, the meeting assumed importance in view of the coming Lok Sabha election. At its general council meeting on Thursday last, the PMK resolved to contest the poll in alliance with other parties and authorised Dr. Ramadoss to decide on the issue of alliance.
Since Tuesday morning, a picture of the meeting between Mr Shanmugam, who hails from Villupuram district, and Dr Ramadoss was doing rounds on social media. There were reports in sections of the media that the PMK had sought eight Lok Sabha seats.
