Overview
- He attended St. Thomas English High School’s golden jubilee and a Pongal event in Gudalur on January 13, a visit the party described as non-political.
- Supporters greeted him as “Thalaiva,” and he scheduled meetings with district Congress functionaries to discuss electoral strategy.
- Party sources say Congress is seeking about 40 Assembly seats and a formal power-sharing framework, a proposal DMK leaders have publicly rejected.
- Reports have suggested outreach to Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to increase leverage, but Tamil Nadu Congress leaders have denied any such talks.
- At the school event, he called for respect across languages, cultures and religions, discussed environmentally sensitive development, and accused the Centre of trying to block ‘Jana Nayagan,’ calling it an attack on Tamil culture.