Talks fail as Vijayakanth sticks to his guns

Days after Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) leader Vijayakanth said he was not part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state, Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Muralidhar Rao met him at his residence on Wednesday in a bid to persuade him to stay on.