Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to meet PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah today

Hailing the new office christened ‘Anna-Kalaignar Arivalayam,’ as a Dravidian palace and fort, Stalin said the construction of the 3-storeyed building is based on Dravidian architecture and has all amenities including a library.

Stalin said he would call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 31 in Delhi besides other central ministers. The meetings, scheduled with them is for ‘our state’s rights’, including flood relief, share to state in central taxes and financial allocation for projects announced by the DMK government, he said.

In 2013, the Centre had allotted space in Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg in the national capital to the DMK to build its office.

The DMK’s oft-repeated Dravidian model encompasses social justice-led inclusive growth. CN Annadurai, hailed as ‘Anna’ (elder brother) founded the DMK in 1949 and late party patriarch M Karunanidhi is reverentially addressed as ‘Kalaignar’ (Artist, in view of his literary skills) by party people and admirers. Roughly translated, ‘Arivalayam’ denotes temple of wisdom. The new office in Delhi has busts of both the leaders.