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Rahul Gandhi Meets Chief Minister Vijay and Hosts Youth Outreach Event in Chennai
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News18•10-10-2026, 21:30
Rahul Gandhi Meets Chief Minister Vijay and Hosts Youth Outreach Event in Chennai
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met TVK president and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay at his Neelankarai residence in Chennai.
- •This meeting marked their first interaction after the formal naming of the TVK-led Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance and TVK joining the INDIA bloc.
- •The discussion followed the ruling party's recent victories in the bypolls to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly Constituencies.
- •Both leaders traveled together in a single car to share coffee at Palavakkam, interacting openly with locals.
- •Rahul Gandhi also hosted the sixth edition of the party's youth outreach programme named Chhatron Ki Goonj before departing for New Delhi.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Chennai on Saturday to meet TVK president and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and to lead the sixth edition of the party's youth outreach programme, 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' at the Island Grounds.
TVK and Congress are constituents of the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance, which also includes the IUML and VCK, and has recently become a part of the INDIA bloc.
C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on May 10, 2026, an event that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended.
