However, Mr Palaniswami, or EPS, as he is known, downplayed that speculation, saying, "Poll alliances are discussed closer to elections... nothing now."
New Delhi:AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami met Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday, sparking rumours of a re-alliance between their two parties ahead of next year's Tamil Nadu election.
However, Mr Palaniswami, or EPS, as he is known, downplayed that speculation.
"Poll alliances are discussed closer to elections... nothing now," Mr Palaniswami - who led his party away from the BJP two years ago, in an attempt to revive political fortunes that have been falling since the death of ex-Chief Minister and party icon J Jayalalithaa in 2016 - said after the meeting.
Stressing there was no alliance talk, he said the meeting was to discuss people's "issues" and the disbursal of funds for railways projects and the MNREGA employment guarantee scheme.
EPS said he also urged Mr Shah to order an inquiry into the alleged TASMAC scam and called for stringent action against the guilty. The scam - which, like the liquor policy scam that roiled Arvind Kejriwal's AAP in Delhi and helped the BJP win that election - refers to Rs 10,000 crore in alleged irregularities the Enforcement Directorate has claimed in the state-owned liquor sales agency.
The alleged TASMAC scam is set to become a major issue in next year's election, with the 'Hindi imposition' and delimitation rows, as the BJP tries to win a state that has historically rejected it.
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