Modi, the PM designate has extended an
invitation to leaders of NDA allies in Tamil Nadu and to Tamil Nadu CM
Jayalalithaa along with actors Rajinikanth and VIJAY.
Sources said that the swearing-in
ceremony is likely to be held on May 21. It may be recalled that Modi
had attended the swearing-in ceremony of Jayalalithaa as he was on her
friends’ list.
Vijay had yesterday released a statement
hailing the landslide victory of Modi and Jayalalithaa. Vijay had met
Modi in Coimbatore and spoke to him. Vijay who termed the meeting as
just a courtesy call said that he was amazed of the knowledge of Modi
who discussed several matters and about the films that he acted.
DMDK Vijayakanth, an ally along with
Vaiko and Dr Ramadoss are on the invite list and Dr Anbumani Ramadoss as
well as BJP State President Pon Radhakrishnan. Two elected MPs of NDA
are to get a berth in the cabinet in the next round of ministry
expansion.
The buzz is that the first ministry will
have only 15 cabinet rank ministers. Radhakrishnan and Anbumani are
former Union Ministers. BJP-led NDA has emerged as the third largest
political party in Tamil Nadu. It pushed Congress to the fourth place.
In as many as 30 constituencies, DMK came second.
NDA allies in Tamil Nadu have said that
even though it did not win any seats it would stick together for the
Assembly polls. Only in Kanyakumari constituency did Congress come
second as BJP had wrested the seat from it. Incidentally May 21 is death
anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.