Vijayakanth, convalescing at his house in Chennai suburb, has become the most sought after person in Tamil Nadu politics. MK Stalin, president of the DMK and Tamil film’s all time great Rajnikanth called on the ailing actor at his residence on Friday as political alliance formation in the State for the Lok Sabha election reached a feverish pitch.

Vijayakanth, founder of the DMDK has not opened his mind to the media. But news trickling out of his Virugambakkam residence through emissaries of the AIADMK, the DMK and the BJP who met him to court him to their fronts said that the actor is adamant that he should get at least seven seats and a Rajya Sabha seat from the AIADMK. This is what the AIADMK allocated to the PMK on Tuesday to ensure the Vanniyar dominated party stays with the front led by the ruling dispensation in Tamil Nadu.

Stalin who called on Vijayakanth told reporters that there was no politics in his visit to the actor’s residence. “We are good friends for the last 35 years and imy visit was to enquire about the health of Vijayakanth,” said Stalin after the meet.

As usual grapevines in Chennai worked overtime and came out with stories claiming that Rajnikanth’s visit was as an emissary of the BJP and he had requested Vijayakanth to join the AIADMK-led front.

“There is not a drop of politics in my visit to Vijayakanth’s house,” said Rajnikanth. Sources close to the the DMDK first family (which include Premalaltha Vijayakanth and her brother T S Sudhhes) said that the actor has demanded seven Lok Sabha seats and would not settle for anything less. “He may come round and join the front which pays him the pound of flesh he demands. This could be Lok Sabha seats or in kind” said the source.