A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met DMK chief M Karunanidhi in Chennai, the party cancelled its planned protest against demonetisation on the first anniversary on November 8, citing rains and waterlogging as the reason.
According to The Indian Express, the DMK’s ally Congress is planning to observe November 8 as a “black day”.
Modi on Monday met ailing Karunanidhi, a former Tamil Nadu chief minister, even as the regional party said no politics was discussed during the meeting.
This was the first meeting between the two leaders after Modi became the prime minister in May 2014.
The meeting at Karunanidhi's Gopalapuram residence during which Modi enquired about his health lasted about 20 minutes.
Modi sat next to wheelchair-bound Karunanidhi, 93, and held his hands.
"Met former Tamil Nadu CM, Thiru M Karunanidhi and enquired about his health.@kalaignar89," Modi wrote on his official Twitter page.
The opposition DMK indicated that not much should be read of the meeting and that it was a "courtesy call."
"The prime minister did not come with any political intentions nor did he talk politics. He only enquired about Kalaignar's (Karunandhi) health," M K Stalin, who is Karunanidhi's son and DMK working president, told reporters.
Modi called on Karaunanidhi as he was a senior Dravidian leader and only came to enquire about his health, he said.'