In a wide-ranging interaction, the DMK chief also touched on seat-sharing talks with the Congress, charges against his family and law and order situation in the state, among other issues.
Both sides remain far apart on key issues -- including sanctions, Lebanon and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz -- and made no attempt to hide their mutual suspicion.
PM Modi promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code to end what he called the "politics of appeasement," while asserting that the BJP would not let Bengalis become a minority in the state.
