Stalin, along with party veteran and general secretary Duraimurugan called on Purohit and gave him a letter on his election as leader of the DMK legislature party and staked claim to form the government, a party release said.
DMK president M K Stalin
DMK president M K Stalin on Wednesday called on Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai and staked claim to form the government, a day after he was unanimously elected leader of the legislature party.
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Stalin, along with party veteran and general secretary Duraimurugan called on Purohit and gave him a letter on his election as leader of the DMK legislature party and staked claim to form the government, a party release said.
The DMK chief is set to assume office as Tamil Nadu CM on May 7. The party won 133 seats in the Assembly polls and along with allies including Congress garnered a total of 159 constituencies in the 234-member Assembly.
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