MK Stalin, leader of the DMK, is scheduled to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday at 6:30 pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan to seek a second vote of confidence with a secret ballot system in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, M Karunanidhi's daughter and Stalin's stepsister, will not be part of the meeting since she is accompanying Vice President Hamid Ansari on a tour to Uganda.


It is well known that Kanimozhi and Stalin do not get along due to the internal dynamics of DMK politics. Which means, Kanimozhi now has a legit reason to stay away from accompanying Stalin to Rashtrapati Bhavan.


A special court has allowed Kanimozhi, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, to travel abroad for five days this month. Special CBI Judge O P Saini allowed the DMK MP to travel to Rwanda and Uganda from February 19 to 24 after noting that the travel was not a private visit but part of an official delegation, as she was required to accompany the Vice President of India on his visit to these countries.


Image: Vice President Hamid Ansari and his wife Salma received by Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, Vice President of Uganda.