NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Delhi.According to news agency ANI, CM Joseph Vijay is also scheduled to meet Vice President CP Radhakrishnan Union home minister Amit Shah, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and several senior Union ministers on Thursday.This is Vijay’s first visit to Delhi since becoming chief minister on May 10 after party won 108 of the 234 assembly seats.Earlier on Tuesday, Vijay wrote to PM Modi, urging the Centre not to allow the construction of the Mekedatu dam by the Karnataka government. In the letter, Vijay said that the project proposed by Karnataka was in “clear violation” of the Supreme Court’s judgment. He also expressed concern over remarks made by Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar.Vijay may stay in Delhi to meet allies the next day. On reports that he may also meet Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, a senior Congress leader said, “Nothing is confirmed as of now.”
