Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Rahul Gandhi Meets Vijay Ahead of Chennai Student Outreach Event
Rahul Gandhi met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at Vijay’s home in Chennai.
They talked for about an hour about politics.
Reports also said they discussed working together and issues affecting young people.
Afterward, they visited a nearby cafe.
Gandhi was in Chennai for a student event called Chhatron Ki Goonj.
The event was planned for Island Grounds as part of a nationwide Congress campaign.
Students needed QR-code registration to enter, and the general public was not allowed in.
A Congress leader said more than 100,000 students had registered or were expected.
Rahul Gandhi met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president C. Joseph Vijay at Vijay’s Neelankarai residence on Saturday, October 10.
The meeting lasted about an hour; party sources said they discussed political issues, including possible alliance cooperation and youth-related concerns.
The leaders later visited Bask by Coffee, where reports said the menu included cappuccino, tiramisu, cookies and coffee.
Gandhi was in Chennai for the sixth chapter of Congress’s Chhatron Ki Goonj student outreach campaign, scheduled at Island Grounds.
Entry to the event required QR-code registration; Congress MP Manickam Tagore said more than 100,000 students had registered or were expected.
- Who
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK president C. Joseph Vijay.
- What
- They met and discussed political issues; Gandhi was in Chennai for the Chhatron Ki Goonj student outreach event.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the year is not specified in the reports.
- Where
- The meeting was at Vijay’s residence in Neelankarai, Chennai; the event was planned for Island Grounds.
- Why
- The meeting’s stated purpose was not officially announced. Party sources said the leaders discussed political issues; Gandhi was in Chennai for the student outreach programme.
Reported political discussions
Officially confirmed details
Alliance cooperation
Reported political discussions
Party sources said the leaders discussed cementing long-term political cooperation, governance coordination and youth-related issues; Manickam Tagore said TVK was already part of the India bloc.
Officially confirmed details
The reports said there was no official statement from the leaders about the meeting or its discussions.
- Meeting duration
- About one hour
- Reported discussion
- Political issues; sources also described possible alliance cooperation and youth-related topics
- Cafe
- Bask by Coffee
- Reported cafe menu
- Cappuccino, tiramisu, cookies and coffee
- Event
- Chhatron Ki Goonj (Maanavargalin Kural), at Island Grounds
- Entry requirements
- QR-code registration; reports said the general public would be excluded
- Student registrations
- Manickam Tagore said more than 100,000 students had registered or were expected
- Campaign stage
- The Chennai event was described as the sixth chapter of Congress’s nationwide student outreach campaign
