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Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, who last year merged his faction with that of Chief Minister K Palaniswami, has said that he had acted on a suggestion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking at a party office-bearers meeting at Theni yesterday, the AIADMK coordinator said that the issue came up during a courtesy meeting he had with Modi in New Delhi last year.
"He (Modi) said that you (Panneerselvam) could join (merge the faction) to save the party," the deputy chief minister said, without specifiying the exactly when the conversation took place.
The merger of the two AIADMK factions took place
