Chennai, June 5 -- In what could be seen as a constructive step towards resolving the internal strife within the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Party President Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss met his father and Party Founder Dr. S. Ramadoss at the latter's residence in Thailapuram on Thursday.

From Chennai, where he has opened his new party office and also met the district level level functionaries over the last few days on the need to strengthen the party and take it to the next level in view of the elections, Dr Anbumani drove down to his father's Thailapuram residence at Tindivanam in Villupuram district, in what was believed to be an effort to buy peace in the PMK's first family.

The meeting, which lasted for about 45 minutes, comes amidst hei...