MK consults leaders on Cong offer

 DMK sources said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reported “clarification” that he was not averse to accommodating former ministers T R Balu and A Raja was positive.

Former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran, who came out of the meeting, told reporters that “we hope issues will be resolved soon”.

“In negotaions, there are always ups and downs and we are hopeful that the issues will be resolved,” he said, adding the media speculation might hamper the negotations and appealed to journalists not to indulge in it. Senior leaders N Veeraswamy, Karunanidhi’s son M K Stalin, daughter Kanimozhi and grand nephew Dayanidhi were among those who attended the meeting.