DMK meet Friday to review ties with Congress

CHENNAI: A few hours after the Delhi High Court denied bail to DMK MP and party chief M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case, the DMK decided to convene an emergency meeting of its high-level committee on Friday, the first since its drubbing in the recent Assembly election.A release from Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, asked all members of the committee to attend the meeting, which would be presided over by party president M Karunanidhi. According to sources, the meeting is likely to review the party’s ties with the Congress. The DMK’s relationship with its seven-year-old ally Congress has not been smooth ever since the seat-sharing talks began for the Assembly election.The DMK patriarch, had on June 5, blamed the Centre for Kanimozhi’s arrest, saying it was either due to its “orders or complacency”.