Did ‘unifier’ MK Stalin get Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwasl to attend Opposition meet?

It was for the first time that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal attended such a meeting of the Opposition leaders. The meeting came hours after Dravida Munnetra Kazgham (DMK) president MK Stalin, along with party leaders Kanimozhi, TR Baalu and A Raja, met Kejriwal.

As Opposition parties met in New Delhi to discuss a possible joint strategy against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, many were surprised to find Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal in attendance.

Hundreds of men and women spilled on to the streets to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision that cleared the decks for a temple at the disputed site (HT Photo)

It was for the first time that Kejriwal attended such a meeting of the Opposition leaders. The meeting came hours after Dravida Munnetra Kazgham (DMK) president MK Stalin, along with party leaders Kanimozhi, TR Baalu and A Raja, met Kejriwal and requested him to soften his stand towards the Congress and join hands with the Opposition for a strong anti-BJP force, an AAP leader, privy to the 20-minute meeting, said

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“The DMK leaders wanted the CM to soften his resistance towards Congress and contribute to the anti-BJP front that seems to be coming up ahead of next year’s general election,” said the leader.