A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting of the DMK presided over by party president and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi here this evening.

Karunanidhi later told reporters that he would not press the UPA to remove the PMK from the alliance at the Centre. "As far as we are concerned, we will not have any ties with the PMK," he said.

In a lengthy resolution passed at the meeting, the party alleged that PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss was attempting to get "cheap political publicity" by criticising each and every decision of the DMK government.