Chennai (PTI): Dayanidhi Maran, former Union Minister and estranged grand nephew of DMK patriarch M Karunandihi, on Sunday dismissed as "rumours" the reports about his possible meeting with AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa.

Rumours were doing rounds since Saturday night that Maran would call on the AIADMK leader to greet her on her 60th birthday on Sunday. These were triggered by the publication of a plethora of advertisements, given by AIADMK men on the eve of Jayalalithaa's birthday, in Maran brothers-owned Tamil eveninger 'Tamil Murasu'.

The advertisements, given by senior AIADMK leaders like O Panneerselvam, were also prominently displayed in the Maran-owned daily 'Dinakaran' on Sunday.

"It's pure business," Maran told reporters here when asked about the publication of AIADMK adverstisements in his dailies.

Maran, who had been sidelined by the DMK leadership, after the publication of a survey in 'Dinakaran' last year, dismissed the rumours that he was planning to call on Jayalalithaa.

The AIADMK, which had traditionally been patronising another leading Tamil daily, had chosen not to give even a single adverstisement to it this time.

Asked about this, Maran retorted, "If they have shifted allegiance from that daily, what can we do?"

Maran, who was stripped of the high-profile Communication and IT portfolio after he fell out of favour with the DMK leadership following the publication of the survey, was however, still holding the MP seat won on the DMK ticket.

He had also recently lodged a complaint with city police commissioner that cable operators owing allegiance to his Sumangali Cable Vision, a multi-system operator, were being arrested and intimidated by the police.