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| Jayalalithaa meets PM, |
| Jayalalithaa meets PM, won't call on Sonia
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| INDIA
, 14-June-2011
9:45:11 AM |
| Everybody loves a winner, nowhere more so than in politics. On her first visit to Delhi after sweeping the Tamil Nadu elections, Jayalalithaa received the political equivalent of a standing, with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad and D Raja of the Left all visiting her at Tamil Nadu Bhawan in the Capital.
When she left Tamil Nadu House to meet the Prime Minister, it was directly in an SPG car. Apart from those given SPG protection, even Cabinet ministers change cars at the gates of the PM's 7 RCR residence.
After that meeting with the Prime Minister, Jayalalithaa arrived straight for a press conference, glowing in maroon, smile firmly in place. The PM, she said had held out a lot of hope for Central assistance for Tamil Nadu. The good humour was evident when she quipped - "About the DMK being worried, I'll have to take your word for it." A reporter had asked about the DMK worriedly watching for warm vibes between her and its partner, the Congress. The Tamil Nadu CM said though that talk about a political realignment was premature.
Later she pointed out that the Congress had made clear that it was still in partnership with the DMK at the Centre, so a question of aligning with her did not arise. "If anyone wants my support they have to ask for it," she said. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister met only the Prime Minister and not UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. She noted that it was not "appropriate" for her to call on Sonia Gandhi as the Congress and DMK continued to be allies.
She did say though that her government was committed to fostering friendly relations with the Centre in interest of her state's development. Her views on the Centre's home minister were less than friendly though. She attacked P Chidambaram saying, "My party stand is that the position of the home minister is untenable, he must quit. He won the election through fraudulent ways, my candidate will continue to fight."
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