Chennai, April 2 -- AIADMK general secretary and leader of opposition in the assembly Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) will likely meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to visit Tamil Nadu on April 6, leaders familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

PM Modi is scheduled to visit the state to inaugurate the Pamban railway bridge off the Rameswaram coast. "EPS is likely to meet the PM in Madurai on April 6," an AIADMK leader said on condition of anonymity.

"When AIADMK and BJP come together again, arithmetically we will be stronger to take on the ruling DMK," said a senior BJP leader on condition of anonymity. "After the PM's visit, a decision on the state chief for Tamil Nadu will likely be announced."

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