<p>DMK President M Karunanidhi today described BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as a 'hardworker' and a 'good friend.'<br /><br /></p>.<p>Karunanidhi's response came in an interview to one of the leading Tamil dailies 'Dinamalar,' in which the 90 year-old DMK patriarch also refrained from commenting on a possible tie-up with the saffron party post-elections.<br /><br />"The hectic election campaign by Modi shows he is a hardworker. He is also a good friend of mine," he said when asked about his 'personal opinion' on the Gujarat Chief Minister.<br /><br />Asked if his announcement in the recent DMK state conference that his party would not align with 'communal forces', meant BJP, Karunanidhi shot back "are you giving a confessional statement that BJP is communal."<br /><br />When asked if there was a chance for DMK joining BJP-led alliance after elections, he said he "cannot speculate and tell what will be the situation after the Lok Sabha polls."<br /><br />The DMK chief's response assumes significance as it comes two months after he ruled out any alliance with the BJP besides former ally Congress, in his party's general council.<br /><br />However, DMK Organising Secretary T K S Elangovan sought to play down Karunanidhi's remarks saying it was his personal opinion.<br /><br />"It shows his political maturity. It is however his personal opinion. Our leader [Karunanidhi] has regards for Sonia (Gandhi) and vice versa," he said indicating that there is no political significance in such observation.<br /><br />Modi has attacked the DMK in the context of the 2G spectrum scam in which senior party leaders Kanimozhi, Karunanidhi's daughter, and former Telecom Minister A Raja are accused.<br /><br />Incidentally, Karunanidhi had in December denied media reports about possible alliance between DMK and BJP. DMK was part of the Vajpayee-led NDA before it pulled out ahead of the 2004 elections.<br /><br />DMK was keen on roping in actor-politician Vijaykant's DMDK in the alliance-led by it for the Lok Sabha polls. But DMDK, which is also being wooed by BJP, is yet to announce its decision.</p>
<p>DMK President M Karunanidhi today described BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as a 'hardworker' and a 'good friend.'<br /><br /></p>.<p>Karunanidhi's response came in an interview to one of the leading Tamil dailies 'Dinamalar,' in which the 90 year-old DMK patriarch also refrained from commenting on a possible tie-up with the saffron party post-elections.<br /><br />"The hectic election campaign by Modi shows he is a hardworker. He is also a good friend of mine," he said when asked about his 'personal opinion' on the Gujarat Chief Minister.<br /><br />Asked if his announcement in the recent DMK state conference that his party would not align with 'communal forces', meant BJP, Karunanidhi shot back "are you giving a confessional statement that BJP is communal."<br /><br />When asked if there was a chance for DMK joining BJP-led alliance after elections, he said he "cannot speculate and tell what will be the situation after the Lok Sabha polls."<br /><br />The DMK chief's response assumes significance as it comes two months after he ruled out any alliance with the BJP besides former ally Congress, in his party's general council.<br /><br />However, DMK Organising Secretary T K S Elangovan sought to play down Karunanidhi's remarks saying it was his personal opinion.<br /><br />"It shows his political maturity. It is however his personal opinion. Our leader [Karunanidhi] has regards for Sonia (Gandhi) and vice versa," he said indicating that there is no political significance in such observation.<br /><br />Modi has attacked the DMK in the context of the 2G spectrum scam in which senior party leaders Kanimozhi, Karunanidhi's daughter, and former Telecom Minister A Raja are accused.<br /><br />Incidentally, Karunanidhi had in December denied media reports about possible alliance between DMK and BJP. DMK was part of the Vajpayee-led NDA before it pulled out ahead of the 2004 elections.<br /><br />DMK was keen on roping in actor-politician Vijaykant's DMDK in the alliance-led by it for the Lok Sabha polls. But DMDK, which is also being wooed by BJP, is yet to announce its decision.</p>