While TN leaders ignored, only Kamal Haasan attended the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, and he had even met the Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Again in June, he met Rahul as well as his mother Sonia Gandhi, and there are speculations since then that Makkal Needhi Maiam will join hands with Congress.
Even Congress spokesperson Thirunavukarasar has said that Kamal is interested in the alliance with Congress but not with DMk, thus indicating that there might be a split in DMK - Congress alliance.