Palaniswami hosts the BJP delegation for breakfast as the NDA takes final shape in TN, ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit

As the political environment heats up in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday (January 22, 2026) hosted the BJP elections in-charge of Tamil Nadu and Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and other BJP leaders for breakfast at his official residence on Greenways Road in Chennai.

Mr. GAYAL, Accompanied by Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, BJP Tamil Nanar President Nangar Naganentran, former Union Minister Pon. Radhakrishnan and other leaders participate in the breakfast meeting. AIADMK leaders KP Munsamy, Dindigug C. Sreenivasan and SP Veluani were even present.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr Goyal said he had the honor of visiting and having breakfast with the leader of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, Mr Palaniswami. “I carry with me greetings and good wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and newly elected BJP national president Nitin Nabin,” he said.

“I am confident that the NDA, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Center and Mr Palaniswami in Tamil Nadu, will completely reject the corrupt, incompetent and anti-development DMK. The people of Tamil Nadu, including youth, women, workers and farmers, have realized that apart from family rule and corruption, the DMK has done nothing for Tamil Nadu,” Mr Goyal said.

“We are against it [Deputy Chief Minister] Udhayanidhi Stalin’s anti-national comments and hate speeches. Action must be taken against him. He should be removed from the government,” the Union minister said.

Mr Palaniswami said the two parties discussed the NDA’s mega public meeting to be held in Madurantagam on Friday (January 23) in which the Prime Minister will participate.

He said more than five million people are expected to participate in the meeting and it will lay the foundation for a strong alliance. He also alleged that there was a total breakdown of law and order in Tamil Nadu and accused the DMK government of not delivering results on all fronts.

The breakfast meeting between the two parties assumes importance a day after TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) joined the AIADMK-led NDA in the state, signaling a thaw in the relationship between Mr Dhinakaran and Mr Palaniswami.

Meanwhile, preparations are underway at Madurantagam in Chengalpattu district where Mr Modi will address the public meeting on Friday afternoon. BJP sources said arrangements were being made for 40 acres of land, of which 150 acres were earmarked for parking space. The police have taken extensive security measures in view of the Prime Minister’s visit.

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