Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to attend Sonia Gandhi memoir launch in Delhi
The Chief Minister is expected to participate in the formal launch of the memoir Belonging: A journey of love on November 16.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is expected to attend the formal launch of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A journey of love, in New Delhi on November 16, according to reports by Telegraph India and India Today.
The event marks the second meeting between Vijay and Gandhi since the Chief Minister took office in May with Congress support. In June, Vijay visited Delhi for a NITI Aayog meeting and met with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
The visit occurs amid the Mekedatu dam dispute. The Tamil Nadu government opposes Karnataka's proposal to build a dam across the Cauvery river, which Karnataka says will provide drinking water to Bengaluru and generate 400 MW of electricity.
Tamil Nadu fears the reservoir would allow Karnataka to regulate the quantity and timing of water released downstream, affecting farmers in the Cauvery delta. Chief Minister Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withhold project approvals unless all sharing states consent.
The memoir, which went on sale on November 10, has faced criticism. The BJP alleged that the book attempts to justify the Emergency and absolve former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of responsibility for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The book has also been noted for factual errors regarding the nomination of Rajya Sabha members and the location of a 1999 meeting involving former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.