New Delhi: Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has met DMK president M Karunanidhi and superstar Rajinikanthahead the formal launch of his party on February 21.

After meeting the fellow actor earlier in the day, Haasancalled on 93-year old Karunanidhi at his residence in Chennai. 

Karunanidhi's son and DMK working president M K Stalin received Haasan and greeted him.

Emerging from the brief meeting with Karunanidhi, Haasan told reporters he called on the former chief minister to get his blessings and inform him about his political journey.

Replying to a question, he said he admired Karunanidhi's political acumen, proficiency in Tamil and concern for people's welfare.

Asked whether he would have a tie-up with DMK, the actor said it was for that party to take a call after it understood his ideology. "DMK's ideology is known. If my ideology suits them, they can think about it."

Incidentally, Rajinikanth had met Karunanidhi last month, days after announcing his political plunge, and sought his blessings.

Both Haasan and Rajinikanth, who command a huge fan following, have announced they will enter politics.

Rajinikanth said he prayed for "divine blessings" to be bestowed on his friend Haasan and wished him success in his political endeavours.

Rajinikanth said he and Hassan had different styles in cinema, a possible indication that they may go separate ways in politics too.

Haasan had said a few days ago that an alliance between the two was unlikely if Rajinikanth's colour was "saffron", an apparent reference to the BJP. Rajinikanth has good equations with Prime Minister NarendraModi.

Speaking to reporters after meeting Rajinikanth at his Poes Garden residence here, Haasan said he had called on the screen idol as he was meeting "those whom I like" ahead of the launch of his political party.

He has so far met chief ministers of Kerala and Delhi — PinarayiVijayan and ArvindKejriwal — besides former chief election commissioner T N Seshan and veteran state CPI leader R Nallakannu.