This was the first meeting between Vijay and Stalin after last month’s Tamil Nadu assembly election, which the former’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party won. The meeting came after the new Tamil Nadu assembly held its first session on Monday morning.

As the US and Iran are locked in fierce negotiations over ending the war, lifting blockades with both sides rejecting demands of each other, India has cautioned its citizens living in the Gulf region over their security.

On Sunday, while speaking at an event in Telangana, PM Modi appealed to citizens to use petroleum products cautiously in the wake of a global energy crisis sparked by the Iran war. “Today, the need of the hour is also to use petrol, gas, diesel and such things with great restraint,” he said.