DMK sources have confirmed that party President MK Stalin will be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Andhra Chief Minister-elect and YSRCP leader Jagan Mohan Reddy in Vijayawada on Thursday. His swearing-in ceremony is expected to take place in Vijayawada’s Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium at 12.23pm on Thursday. A source close to Stalin told TNM that Jagan had personally telephoned the DMK leader and invited him to the ceremony.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi will also be sworn in in New Delhi on Thursday evening. While Jagan is likely to attend the PM’s swearing-in ceremony, a source in the DMK said that Stalin is yet to receive an invitation from the Centre. “None of the MPs have also received an invitation as of yet for Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. Stalin is likely to depute someone if he is invited for the PM’s swearing-in,” said the source. Former Union Minister and DMK’s leader in the Lok Sabha TR Baalu is likely to represent the party in the event that the BJP extends an invite to the opposition party.
Actor Rajinikanth on Tuesday confirmed that he will be attending PM Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. "I will be going for the swearing-in ceremony," Rajinikanth told reporters in Chennai. Stating that the BJP owes its victory to Modi’s charisma, the superstar said, "This victory is for the person Narendra Modi. He is a charismatic leader. In India after Nehru, Indira Gandhi was a charismatic leader and then there was Rajiv Gandhi. Later we had a leader like Vajpayee. Modi is now a charismatic leader. Even in Tamil Nadu we had Kamaraj, Anna, MGR, Kalaignar and Jayalalithaa. This is the victory for Modi."
Reports also state that Makkal Needhi Maiam chief and actor Kamal Haasan has been invited for the Prime Minister’s swearing-ceremony. However, it is yet to be confirmed if Kamal will attend the event.