Later, former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and his team of supporters called on the Governor before he left for Mumbai. An official communication from the State government termed the Ministers’ meeting with the Governor a “courtesy call”. Mr. Panneerselvam was accompanied by AIADMK Rajya Sabha MP V. Maitreyan and AIADMK MLA S. Semmalai, among others. He heard us and we hope that he would take a good decision,” Mr. Pandiarajan said. To a query on the allegation that Mr. Panneerselvam’s supporters were trying to strike an alliance with the DMK, Mr. Pandiarajan said, “Mr.

Source: The Hindu February 19, 2017 19:41 UTC