Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee president A Namassivayam, AICC general secretary V Narayanasamy, former Chief Ministers D Ramachandran and V.Vaithilingam were among those present
Namassivayam and others later garlanded a statue of Nehru at Gandhi Thidal.
Namassivayam told newsmen later that the two-member AICC delegation, comprising former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit and party's general secretary Mukul Wasnik, would hold talks with Congress legislators here tomorrow to decide the CLP leader.
Asked if DMK, a poll partner of Congress, would be accommodated in the ministry, he said "initially we would elect the CLP leader and other matters would be decided subsequently."
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