chennai actor kamal haasan who is camping in new delhi to meet election commission officials for getting recognition for his makkal needhi maiam party called on former congress president sonia gandhi on thursday he later termed the meeting a courtesy call in which they also discussed the political scene in tamil nadu kamal on wednesday met congress party president rahul gandhi the meeting with sonia lasted more than an hour meanwhile kamals meetings with the congress leaders came under attack in tamil nadu state fisheries minister d jayakumar was sarcastic with his comment on the meeting let him meet anyone even trump us president we are not bothered since aiadmk is a party with a large base jayakumar saidunion minister of state for shipping pon radhakrishnan termed the meetings an attempt by kamal to flip through old books rejected by the people