Azad likely to visit TN this week to discuss possible alliance

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Press Trust of India Coimbatore
Last Updated : Feb 10 2016 | 4:49 PM IST
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, the party's Tamil Nadu in-charge, is expected to visit Chennai later this week to discuss with DMK a possible alliance for the coming Assembly polls, after which the high command would take a final call on it, senior party leaders said today.
"Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is expected to arrive at Chennai on February 13 and likely to meet DMK chief M Karunanidhi, following which a final decision on alliance will be taken by the party high command," TNCC President E V K S Elangovan said.
The party has so far not taken any final decision on the alliance for the polls, National Spokesperson Khushboo said.
DMK had joined hands with Congress in 2004 to face the then Parliamentary polls, but had snapped ties with it in 2013 on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
To a query on the recently formed four-party Peoples Welfare Front, he claimed it was functioning like the 'B' team of AIADMK and would help the ruling party in the polls.
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First Published: Feb 10 2016 | 4:49 PM IST

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