Chennai, Aug 19 (Reporter) In a strong retort to AIADMK, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Monday asserted that there was no secret relationship between the DMK and the BJP. Mr Stalin was responding to Leader of the Opposition and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K.Palaniswami's allegation that the ruling DMK is having a covert alliance with the BJP, citing the Chief Minister's participation in the tea party hosted by Governor R.N. Ravi on the Independence Day after DMK Organisational Secretary R.S. Bharathi had announced that the DMK would not attend the event. Speaking after solemnising the wedding of a DMK functionary's son in the city, Mr Stalin said he was overjoyed when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who had released former CM and DMK Patriarch M.Karunanidhi's Rs 100 centenary commemorative coin last evening. Stating that he was overwhelmed when Mr Rajnath Singh showered encomiums and spoke great things about Kalaignar (as Mr Karunanidhi was affectionately called), Mr Stalin said he was so happy that he could not sleep last night as Mr Rajnath's honest remarks about Karunanidhi came straight from of his heart. He said after his arrival Mr Rajnath Singh insisted that he should visit the memorial of Mr Karunanidhi and praised it saying he has never seen like this anywhere else. "We did not ask him to visit Kalaignar's memorial. He insisted on it, visited it and then came to the function to release the commemorative coin", the Chief Minister said. He said he was so overwhelmed by Mr Rajnath Singh's gesture asking all those present in the audience to give a standing ovation in honour of Kalaignar. "I cannot forget it. I am so happy that I cannot sleep last night", he added...////...