Rahul Gandhi, Left leaders call on DMK chief Karunanidhi

CHENNAI: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Left party leaders called on DMK chief M Karunanidhi here today and wished him well.

Rahul Gandhi, after visiting the nonagenarian leader at his Gopalapuram residence, said he was "very happy" to call on Karunanidhi and described the meeting as "very nice."

"He is much, much better, he was very nice to me," he told reporters.

He said Karunanidhi was much better than the previous time he visited him in December last at a private hospital here.

DMK celebrated Karunanidhi's 94th birthday and 60 years of his legislative career yesterday here and leaders including Rahul Gandhi took part in the event.

CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury accompanied by party State Secretary G Ramakrishnan, and Rajya Sabha MP, TK Rangarajan called on Karunanidhi.

Yechury said Karunanidhi was looking much better and wished him well.

Also, CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy, senior CPI leader D Raja visited the DMK chief.