Tamil Nadu CM Meets Sonia, Rahul Gandhi Ahead Of NITI Aayog Meet In Delhi
The chief minister, after taking part in the 2021 governing council meeting, is set to participate in the deliberations after 4 years.
Chennai/New Delhi, May 23 (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday called on top Congress party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi after arriving in Delhi to take part in the NITI Aayog governing council meeting on May 24.
Stalin was accorded a warm reception in the national capital by DMK leaders led by veteran TR Baalu.
Later, the chief minister from the southern state met the top Congress leaders and said in a social media post: "There’s a special warmth in every meeting with Madam Tmt (Mrs). Sonia Gandhi and dear brother @RahulGandhi at their Delhi residence. It never feels like a visit; it truly feels like being with family." Also, Stalin met a Tamil Nadu native, Dr A Parameswaran, a survivor of the Pahalgam terror attack, who is being treated at a hospital.
The CM said: "Just met Dr. A. Parmeswaran at AIIMS Delhi, the ENT surgeon from Tamil Nadu, who survived the #Pahalgam terror attack. Calm, composed and courageous beyond words. I personally wished him strength and a swift recovery." Stalin days ago asserted he would be in Delhi to take part in the meeting to voice the demand for "fair financial right of Tamil Nadu." He had said: "I will be firm on the ideology! I will get funds for Tamil Nadu through struggle." The CM's visit to the national capital for the NITI Aayog meeting comes against the background of main opposition AIADMK's strong criticism of the chief minister.
The chief minister, after taking part in the 2021 governing council meeting, is set to participate in the deliberations after 4 years.
AIADMK top leader Edappadi K Palaniswami had alleged Stalin's Delhi visit was for the sake of family's benefit.
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