Nitish to attend Karunanidhi s 94th b day bash, Lalu to skip

Patna June 2 (IANS) JD-U president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will attend DMK chief M. Karunanidhi s 94th birthday celebrations in Chennai on Saturday but RJD chief Lalu Prasad will not be attending due to health problems a party leader said.

Nitish Kumar left for Delhi after the state Cabinet meeting. He will visit Chennai on Saturday and is likely to address a public meeting there said a Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has cancelled his visit due to health problems.

Nitish and Lalu who have been trying for a united opposition to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following its massive victory in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls had last month promised senior DMK leader and Karunanidhi s daughter Kanimozhi that they would join her father s birthday bash in Chennai on June 3.

Both leaders accepted the invitation on behalf of DMK s working president M.K. Stalin.

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