Chennai: TVK has planned to conduct its second meeting with leaders of coalition partners and allies on Sept 9. The meeting is expected to take forward the discussion on floating a political front formally and give it a name.TVK ministers N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, R Nirmalkumar and A Rajmohan called on state CPM secretary P Shanmugam, CPI secretary M Veerapandian and MDMK general secretary Vaiko to extend them an invitation to the meeting. They are set to meet VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan and Congress leaders too and invite them for the meeting.The first meeting of the leaders of ‘friendly parties’ with chief minister C Joseph Vijay was held on July 1. Though there were expectations that a formal alliance would be announced during the first meeting itself, it did not happen. The subject is likely to be taken up at the Sept 9 meeting.Left party leaders said they would discuss and take a decision on attending the meeting. Neither CPI nor CPM leaders participated in the July 1 meeting, stating that they were extending outside support to the TVK govt and were not part of the alliance. Vaiko, however, said he would participate in the meeting.Meanwhile, Nirmalkumar apologised to left party leaders over circulars directing universities to monitor students affiliated with left parties and another issued by Gujiliyamparai tahsildar.After meeting Shanmugam and Veerpandian, Nirmalkumar told reporters that officials had acted on their own and issued the circulars without govt’s knowledge. He assured the leaders that such incidents would not recur.
