Chennai, May 23 (UNI) A couple of hours after landing in New Delhi

to attend tomorrow's Niti Aayog meeting, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

and DMK President M K Stalin on Friday evening met top Congress

leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at heir residence.

Later, in a post on X, sharing the photos of the meeting, Mr Stalin said

"there's a special warmth in every meeting with Madam Tmt. Sonia

Gandhi and dear brother @Rahul Gandhi at their Delhi residence".

"It never feels like a visit, it truly feels like being with family", he wrote.

It may be noted that the DMK is a major partner in the Oppositon

Congress-led INDI bloc at the National level.

Both the parties were also in alliance in Tamil Nadu and had won all

the elections starting from the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, urban and

local body polls, 2021 Assembly and 2024 Parliamentary Elections

with a resounding margin, besides the Assembly bye-elections.

Earlier, Mr Stalin was accorded a rousing reception and a traditional

welcome when he landed at the airport.

He was received at the airport by the DMK MPs T R Baalu, Kathir

Anand TN Special Representative AKS Vijayan and others.

Mr Stalin after attending the Niti Aayog meeting is expected to meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and submit a memorandum seeking

early release of funds due to Tamil Nadu under various schemes and

sanction of new projects.

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