March 6: The Congress started a secret channel of communication with the AIADMK chief, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, a few months ago when it felt the DMK alliance was damaging it politically, sources said.
Ms Jayalalithaa offered last November to “more than make up” for the loss of DMK support should the Congress decide to dump Mr Karunanidhi over the 2G spectrum issue. But, it is not clear if she would join hands with the Congress.