The state's ruling party said the protests by the DMK, its allies and friendly parties on the Cauvery issue were only aimed at spoiling the warmth between it and the BJP.
The arrival of the top two AIADMK leaders came as a surprise as the party had earlier said that barring them, all other leaders will take part in the fast.
Natarajan was admitted to the hospital on Saturday with severe chest infection and was put on ventilator support.
A statement issued here by the party's Coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and Joint Coordinator and Chief Minister K. Palaniswami asked party members not to have any contact with Palanisamy.
MDMK leader Vaiko urged the AIADMK to utilise the opportunity to put pressure on the BJP-led Central government to set up a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) if it needed support against the no-confidence motion.
The Delhi High Court, on March 9, allowed Dhinakarans plea for allotment of a common symbol, preferably pressure cooker, and a name of his choice for the AIADMK faction led by him.
Special judge Arvind Kumar granted bail to Chennai-based B Kumar and asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount.
The SP, the AIADMK, the AIFB and the Shiv Sena were the only major regional parties to show a steady increase in their annual declared assets.
"We will not allow Dinakaran to use the name AIADMK and we will take all legal steps for this purpose," the state fisheries minister said.
Modi was here to launch the Tamil Nadu government's subsidised scooter scheme called Amma Two Wheeler Scheme for working women as a part of 70th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.
The scheme, with a subsidy component of 50 per cent upto Rs 25,000 for working women, was launched by Modi, who handed over the keys and registration certificate copies to five women beneficiaries.
As per the official statement, besides Tamil Nadu, the prime minister will also visit Daman, Puducherry and Gujarat in the next two days.
J Jayalalithaa passed away in Chennai on December 5 in the year 2016, a day after she suffered a cardiac arrest.
Speaking at a party office-bearers meeting at Theni yesterday, OPS said that the issue came up during a courtesy meeting he had with Modi in New Delhi last year.
The verdict is crucial for the Dhinakaran faction as well as the ruling side engaged in a power struggle in the AIADMK.
On December 5, 2016, rumours were floating about Jayalalithaa's death in the evening which Apollo Hospital denied but later it was announced that she died at around 11.30 pm on that day.
Rajinikanth on Sunday confirmed his entry into politics, adding that he will be contesting in the next state assembly elections by forming a new party.
The charismatic actor, who enjoys cult status in the Tamil film industry, today said he will announce his stand on entering politics on December 31.
The action comes a day after Dhinakaran won the RK Nagar bypoll by a thumping margin of 40,707 votes against AIADMK’s E Madhusudhanan.
Though AIADMK supporters are divided between Dhinakaran and the Palaniswami-led camps, many office-bearers from the rival group hold party posts.
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