Chennai,  AIADMK leader K. Palaniswami has asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to clear the 'mystery' behind his ongoing visit to New Delhi, where the latter met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

In a statement, former Chief Minister Palaniswami said that Stalin had led a 'Go back Modi' campaign during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but has now gone to New Delhi to meet Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to "protect" him and his family.

Palaniswami also raised doubts over the recent visit of the Chief Minister to the UAE.

In the statement, Palaniswami recalled the visit of Stalin's father late M. Karunanidhi to New Delhi to meet then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and patch up with her 43 years ago.

He argued that Modi would not get carried away by Stalin's 'drama', unlike what happened when Karunanidhi had met Indira Gandhi.

The AIADMK leader had earlier termed Stalin's visit to Dubai as a 'family picnic', referring to the presence of his immediate family with him.