Pinarayi and Kamal Haasan discussed the prevailing political situation in the country. PTIKochi: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday met Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan here during which they discussed the political situation in the country in the light of post-poll developments in Karnataka.
The 40-minute luncheon meeting held at Bolgatty palace was also attended by CPM Kerala secretariat member P Rajeev, sources said. They discussed the prevailing political situation in the country, particularly in view of the developments in Karnataka, where "secular parties" joined hands to prevent the BJP from assuming power, the sources added.
Earlier, Haasan had apparently congratulated JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda who is set to take oath as Karnataka chief minister on Wednesday. “Welcome to Democracy Sir. I am proud to congratulate the legitimate Chief Minister of Karnataka. Glad I waited,” he said in a Facebook post.
Kumaraswamy was invited by the state governor to form government after BJP's B S Yeddyurappa had to quit before facing a floor test in the assembly on Saturday.
Emerging from the meeting, Haasan, the Makkal Needhi Maiam founder, said he met the senior CPM leader to invite him to a programme to be organised by his party in Coimbatore in mid-June.
Plans for the programme would be charted out based on the availability of the Kerala chief minister, he said. Talking to reporters, Haasan hailed the CPM-led LDF government in Kerala, which completed two years in office.
The actor, who launched his party earlier this year, had met the Kerala chief minister in Thiruvananthapuram last year.
