Kalanidhi meets Stalin, greets him on his b146;day

On the other hand, sources close to Stalin sought to play down the meeting and said no significance should be attached to the event as it was Kalanidhi8217;s normal practice to greet Stalin on his birthday.

Kalanidhi is the brother of Dayanidhi Maran who had to resign as Union minister last year, capping a showdown with the Karunanidhi family.

In another interesting development, Tamizhmurasu, a Tamil eveninger of the Marans, carried advertisements on Saturday greeting Stalin, close on the heels of Dinakaran, the morning newspaper of the Marans, carrying an advertisement greeting AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on her birthday.