In another chance aerial encounter, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin met NDA ally Chandrababu Naidu at the New Delhi airport on Wednesday night, sparking buzz of possible defection.
This came hours after RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and JDU's Nitish Kumar were seen boarding the same aircraft from Patna airport for their respective meetings.
Stalin was in the national capital for the INDIA bloc meeting, while Naidu was returning from the NDA group meeting.
Taking to social media X, Stalin said that he hoped that the TDP supremo would play a crucial role in the union government and advocate for southern states' rights.
"Met Thiru @ncbn garu, a longtime friend of Thalaivar Kalaignar (Karunanidhi), at Delhi Airport. I conveyed my best wishes to him and expressed hope that we will collaborate to strengthen the ties between the brotherly states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh." "I am confident that he will play a crucial role in the Union Government, advocating for the southern states and protecting our rights," Stalin said in a post on 'X.'