Chennai (PTI): Seeking to play down the luncheon meeting between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa, the BJP on Monday described it as a "meeting between friends".

But at the same time, the saffron party did not rule possibility of an alliance between the two parties for the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.

"Modi, a friend of Jayalalithaa for long, was invited by her for lunch as she could not attend his swearing in. Nothing more than that," BJP state president L Ganesan told reporters when asked about the meeting.

However, the party did not rule out alliance with the AIADMK.

"Our aim is to get the maximum number of MPs from Tamil Nadu, who will be supporting L K Advani as the Prime Ministerial candidate. We are not averse to alliance with any party, barring the Congress, Left and DMK for the next Lok Sabha polls," he said.

At a recent meeting of BJP state office-bearers, the poll strategy was discussed, he said, adding that it was decided not have any truck with the DMK as it was "bent upon demolishing 'Ram Sethu' and its leader M Karunanidhi had "spoken against" Lord Ram.

The DMK was also responsible for the attack on the BJP's office here recently, he alleged.