After a gap of eight years, DMK treasurer M K Stalin and MDMK general secretary Vaiko, who broke away from DMK to form his party in 1991, met at the wedding of PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss' daughter Samyuktha yesterday, a move welcomed by party chief M Karunanidhi today.
Asked if the meeting will be a beginning for a new coalition, Karunanidhi told reporters that "I will be happy if it were to be a beginning (of a coalition)."
Welcoming a possible new alliance, he said a decision on new coalition will be firmed up at party's top decision making bodies -- the general and executive councils.
Later, presiding over the wedding at seashore town of Mamallapuram about 70 km from here, Karunanidhi praised Ramadoss and said "the love we share for each other never diminished though we have had differences."
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Ramadoss reciprocated the gesture saying he had learnt "hard work, management of time and party affairs," from the 91-year-old leader."There is no one to surpass him in hard work," he said.
"We are not enemies. We are long-time friends," he said stating that he was ready to meet Vaiko.
Later, Vaiko thanked Karunanidhi for the kind words and affection.
Interestingly, he also had a chat with Stalin at the Madurai airport enroute to Guru Pooja celebrations of freedom fighter Pasumpom Muthuramalinga Thevar in Ramanathapuram District.
Though the PMK and MDMK are in the NDA in Tamil Nadu, they do not see eye to eye on a host of issues and have openly criticised and even condemned the Saffron party on issues like alleged "imposition of Hindi."