<p>According to the Congress sources, party chief called up the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) head on Saturday evening and invited her for tea.<br />Describing the Congress president’s call as courtesy call, party spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said: “Our party president congratulated Jayalalitha, it is a courtesy that is extended in a democracy to a leader who has led her party to victory.” <br /><br />Jayalalitha, while speaking to reporters in Chennai also confirmed about the call from the Congress president.“I received a call from Sonia Gandhi, she congratulated me on the victory,” Jayalalitha told reporters after meeting Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala to stake claim to form the government. <br /><br />The AIADMK-led front won 203 of the 234-member assembly seats, while the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-Congress alliance was reduced to 31 seats. <br /><br /></p>
<p>According to the Congress sources, party chief called up the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) head on Saturday evening and invited her for tea.<br />Describing the Congress president’s call as courtesy call, party spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said: “Our party president congratulated Jayalalitha, it is a courtesy that is extended in a democracy to a leader who has led her party to victory.” <br /><br />Jayalalitha, while speaking to reporters in Chennai also confirmed about the call from the Congress president.“I received a call from Sonia Gandhi, she congratulated me on the victory,” Jayalalitha told reporters after meeting Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala to stake claim to form the government. <br /><br />The AIADMK-led front won 203 of the 234-member assembly seats, while the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-Congress alliance was reduced to 31 seats. <br /><br /></p>