Tamil Nadu CM Vijay expected at Sonia Gandhi memoir launch in Delhi
The Chief Minister is anticipated to attend the formal event for the book Belonging: A Journey of Love on November 16.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is expected to travel to New Delhi on November 16 to participate in the formal launch of Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', according to reports by Deccan Herald and India Today.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Hotel ITC Maurya. Other attendees expected at the launch include Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge.
The 544-page book, which went on sale on November 10, covers Gandhi's life from her childhood in Italy to her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi and her political career in India. The memoir has faced criticism from the BJP, which claimed the text attempts to justify the Emergency and clear former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of responsibility regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
This visit follows a meeting in June when Vijay met Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. It also occurs during a dispute over the Mekedatu dam project, where Vijay has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withhold project approvals unless all states sharing the Cauvery river consent.
The political situation involves the Congress party being on opposite sides in two states, as the Karnataka government supports the reservoir while the Tamil Nadu unit backs Vijay's position.