Jayalalithaa calls up Mamata Banerjee, talks of alliance on cards
The call was made to share views on the upcoming Lok Sabha election
Kolkata: A day after the Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee indicated that she was open to working with Jayalalithaa, the AIADMK chief on Friday telephoned her and was stated to have discussed the upcoming general elections.
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister rang up Banerjee in the morning and shared views on the upcoming Lok Sabha election, sources close to the development said. Details of the conversation were, however, not known.
The West Bengal Chief Minister had on Thursday said that she had no problem working with Jayalalithaa if she became the Prime Minister after the elections.
"I have no problem. I don't bother about the chair, I care for the people," Banerjee told a news channel when asked whether she would give support to Jayalalithaa if she wanted to be the prime minister.
When asked about the Tamil Nadu CM's national ambition, Banerjee, herself seen as a contender for the PM's post, said, "Yes I know, she (Jayalalithaa) has national ambition... What's wrong with it?"
She also went on to say that she had no problem with the prime ministerial ambitions of other leaders as well.