<p>The electoral ties between the AIADMK and the BJP in Tamil Nadu continue to be dicey with the Dravidian major keen on an apology from the saffron party's state chief K Annamalai over his purported remark on former Chief Minister C N Annadurai.</p>.<p>The BJP central leadership, though not in so many words, conveyed that it backed the aggressive politics of Annamalai for the party's development, a senior BJP leader said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The AIADMK delegation that air-dashed to the national capital on Friday could not meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah but managed to meet party president J P Nadda and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, in-charge of Tamil Nadu, and sought the leadership's intervention in making Annamalai apologise.</p>.<p>If this was not possible, then they could consider posting a non-controversial leader who could work in close coordination with the AIADMK during the Lok Sabha election next year, they reportedly said.</p>.SC notice to TN govt over Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatan Dharma' remarks.<p>"Our leadership does not relish the idea of shifting Annamalai as he has been reviving the party and expanding its base spectacularly. He had only made a remark alluding to Annadurai during the Sanatana Dharma row in the state," BJP state vice president M Chakravarthy told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>There was no logic in the AIADMK getting offended as Annamalai had not targetted the party, he said.</p>.<p>A senior AIADMK leader insisted that the party represented Annadurai's ideology and perpetuated his name through the party while AIADMK's flag contained his image.</p>.<p>"The meeting, nevertheless, was smooth and cordial. It enabled us to take up issues with the BJP leadership," he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, BJP Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan said the central leadership will take the final call on the alliance.</p>.<p>'A decision on alliance will be taken and announced by our party leaders,' the Coimbatore South legislator told reporters here.</p>.<p>Strangely, the meeting with the BJP leaders took place days after a former AIADMK Minister D Jayakumar called off the alliance with the BJP.</p>.<p>Party MP C Ve Shanmugam, and former state Ministers: S P Velumani, P Thangamani and Natham R Viswanathan were among the delegation that called on Nadda and Goyal.</p>
<p>The electoral ties between the AIADMK and the BJP in Tamil Nadu continue to be dicey with the Dravidian major keen on an apology from the saffron party's state chief K Annamalai over his purported remark on former Chief Minister C N Annadurai.</p>.<p>The BJP central leadership, though not in so many words, conveyed that it backed the aggressive politics of Annamalai for the party's development, a senior BJP leader said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The AIADMK delegation that air-dashed to the national capital on Friday could not meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah but managed to meet party president J P Nadda and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, in-charge of Tamil Nadu, and sought the leadership's intervention in making Annamalai apologise.</p>.<p>If this was not possible, then they could consider posting a non-controversial leader who could work in close coordination with the AIADMK during the Lok Sabha election next year, they reportedly said.</p>.SC notice to TN govt over Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatan Dharma' remarks.<p>"Our leadership does not relish the idea of shifting Annamalai as he has been reviving the party and expanding its base spectacularly. He had only made a remark alluding to Annadurai during the Sanatana Dharma row in the state," BJP state vice president M Chakravarthy told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>There was no logic in the AIADMK getting offended as Annamalai had not targetted the party, he said.</p>.<p>A senior AIADMK leader insisted that the party represented Annadurai's ideology and perpetuated his name through the party while AIADMK's flag contained his image.</p>.<p>"The meeting, nevertheless, was smooth and cordial. It enabled us to take up issues with the BJP leadership," he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, BJP Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan said the central leadership will take the final call on the alliance.</p>.<p>'A decision on alliance will be taken and announced by our party leaders,' the Coimbatore South legislator told reporters here.</p>.<p>Strangely, the meeting with the BJP leaders took place days after a former AIADMK Minister D Jayakumar called off the alliance with the BJP.</p>.<p>Party MP C Ve Shanmugam, and former state Ministers: S P Velumani, P Thangamani and Natham R Viswanathan were among the delegation that called on Nadda and Goyal.</p>