Tamil Nadu CM Palanisamy meets PM Modi

The meeting between Tamil Nadu CM and Narendra Modi lasted about 20 minutes.

Coimbatore, Feb 24: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport here on Friday. Palaniswami, accompanied by Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan, called on Modi at the VIP Lounge in the airport, official sources said.

The meeting lasted about 20 minutes, they said without divulging any further detail. Modi arrived at the airport from Isha Yoga Centre near here after inaugurating a 112-feet bust of 'Adiyogi' Lord Shiva, where Palanisamy was also present.

The Prime Minister later left for New Delhi, police said. Earlier during the day at a press meet here, Palaniswami said he would meet Modi in New Delhi on February 27 and take up issues such as excluding Tamil Nadu from National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

Palanisamy was sworn in Chief Minister on February 16.

PTI