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As the governmental clime successful poll-bound Tamil Nadu heats up, AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected Thursday (January 22, 2026) hosted BJP’s predetermination in-charge for Tamil Nadu and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, and different BJP leaders, for meal astatine his authoritative residence connected Greenways Road successful Chennai.
Mr. Goyal, accompanied by Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran, erstwhile Union Minister Pon. Radhakrishnan, and different leaders, took portion successful the meal meeting. AIADMK leaders K.P. Munusamy, Dindigul C. Sreenivasan, and S.P. Velumani were besides present.
Speaking to reporters aft the meeting, Mr. Goyal said helium had the honour of visiting and having meal with the person of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful Tamil Nadu, Mr. Palaniswami. “I person with maine the greetings and bully wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and recently elected BJP nationalist president Nitin Nabin,” helium said.
“I americium assured that nether the enactment and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi astatine the Centre and Mr. Palaniswami successful Tamil Nadu, the NDA volition wholly propulsion retired the corrupt, incompetent, and anti-development DMK. The radical of Tamil Nadu, including youth, women, labourers, and farmers, person realised that different than household regularisation and corruption, the DMK has done thing for Tamil Nadu,” Mr. Goyal said.
“We reason [Deputy Chief Minister] Udhayanidhi Stalin’s anti-national comments and hatred speech. Action should beryllium taken against him. He should beryllium removed from the government,” the Union Minister said.
Mr. Palaniswami said the 2 sides discussed the NDA’s mega nationalist gathering to beryllium held successful Madurantagam connected Friday (January 23), successful which the Prime Minister is scheduled to participate.
He said implicit 5 lakh radical are expected to enactment successful the rally and that it volition laic the instauration for a beardown alliance. He besides alleged that determination was a full breakdown of instrumentality and bid successful Tamil Nadu and charged the DMK authorities with failing to present connected each fronts.
The meal gathering betwixt the 2 sides gains value a time aft the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, joined the NDA led by the AIADMK successful the State, signalling a thaw successful the narration betwixt Mr. Dhinakaran and Mr. Palaniswami.
Meanwhile, preparations are nether mode astatine Madurantagam successful Chengalpattu district, wherever Mr. Modi volition code the nationalist gathering connected Friday afternoon. BJP sources said arrangements were being made connected 40 acres of land, with 150 acres earmarked for parking space. The constabulary person made extended information arrangements successful presumption of the Prime Minister’s visit.
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