Chennai: In a significant gesture seeming to put behind poll rivalry, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa yesterday thanked DMK Treasurer MK Stalin for attending her swearing-in ceremony and said she looked forward to work with his party for development in the state.
<img title="Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and DMK leader MK Stalin. Pic/PT" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/CM-Jayalalithaa.jpg" alt="Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and DMK leader MK Stalin. Pic/PT" /> Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa and DMK leader MK Stalin. Pic/PT
A day after controversy over Stalin being allotted a back-row seat at the venue of her swearing-in ceremony, Jayalalithaa said there was no intention to show disrespect to him or his party.
&ldquo;I am informed that the Public Department had followed the protocol manual in allocating seats in the hall for the event,&rdquo; she said in a statement.
She added, &ldquo;if this seating plan caused him any discomfiture, I would like to assure him that there was no intent to show disrespect to him or his party.&rdquo;
Relaxed norms &ldquo;Had the officers brought to my notice that Thiru MK Stalin would be attending the event, I would have instructed the officers in charge of the arrangements to provide him a seat in the first row, relaxing the norms in the protocol manual,&rdquo; she added.

A day after DMK leader MK Stalin&rsquo;s back-row seat at her swearing-in created a controversy, TN CM Jayalalithaa said she would have relaxed protocol norms to give him a front-row seat instead

Never intended to disrespect Stalin: Jayalalithaa

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