EPS Likely to Meet Modi During PM's Visit to TN

AIADMK general secretary and leader of opposition in the assembly Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) will likely meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to visit Tamil Nadu on April 6, leaders familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

- Divya Chandrababu

CHENNAI:

PM Modi is scheduled to visit the state to inaugurate the Pam-ban railway bridge off the Rameswaram coast. "EPS is likely to meet the PM in Madurai on April 6," an AIADMK leader said on condition of anonymity.

"When AIADMK and BJP come together again, arithmetically we will be stronger to take on the ruling DMK," said a senior BJP leader on condition of anonymity. "After the PM's visit, a decision on the state chief for Tamil Nadu will likely be announced."

The BJP will elect heads for 13 state units, including Tamil Nadu. The BJP has appointed district presidents to all its 67 party units in Tamil Nadu. "The state elections for the president will happen in a week or two," BJP state vice president Narayanan Thirupathy told HT.

The talks of alliance of EPS and Modi started with their meeting in New Delhi. Though denied by EPS on AIADMK-BJP alliance, Union home minister Amit Shah confirmed in March. This has also led to speculation about if BJP's state president K Annamalai will get a second term.