Closing in on the opportunity that has emerged in the past few days,the PMK moved a step ahead in renewing ties with the ruling DMK,with the party legislators,led by president G K Mani,calling on Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi on Tuesday. Though the broad outline of the proposed partnership is already made clear,the PMK has entrusted its founder,S Ramadoss,to make a final,formal announcement on the alliance based on the outcome of the meeting on Tuesday. We discussed matters related to the alliance,but not allotting a seat for the coming Rajya Sabha election, Mani told the media after the nearly one hour-long meeting with the DMK president. Mani and 17 other PMK MLAs,and Union Minister in UPA-I,R Velu,represented the party while deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin and Law Minister Durai Murugan were also present during the meeting. The PMK delegation will now brief Ramadoss,who will soon make the formal announcement. Following DMKs nod to revive ties based on the request made by Ramadoss through letters written to Karunanidhi,both sides have been moving quickly.
