00:07What we are learning about is that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is to be in the national
00:13capital in Delhi, that is, on November 16th.
00:17Well, why is he traveling here? He will be attending the book launch of Belonging, A Journey of Love.
00:23This is the memoir of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress Parliamentary Chairperson, that was in fact released on November 10th.
00:34And this is what we are learning.
00:37Akshita Nand Gopal joining me on the broadcast with more details on the same.
00:40Akshita, a very good evening to you. This comes in as quite crucial, you know.
00:45Yes, the TVK is in alliance with the Congress down south, but it also goes in to send a much
00:51more personal message with the Chief Minister visiting himself.
00:55That's right. Good evening, Shreya.
00:57And the update that we have is that the CMO has confirmed that Chief Minister Vijay will be in the
01:02national capital in Delhi on Monday.
01:04That's the 16th, as you pointed out, for Sonia Gandhi's autobiography, the memoir released.
01:09While the book is out, there is going to be a formal release function that will take place on Monday,
01:14for which the Congress is pulling all stops and therefore inviting their allies as well.
01:18The TVK is a crucial and new ally of the Congress and therefore Chief Minister Vijay will personally be in
01:24attendance, choosing to be there rather than sending a representative of the TVK.
01:28This will essentially be the second time that he is meeting with Sonia Gandhi after the two parties have come
01:34together.
01:35He's also, of course, had several meetings with Rahul Gandhi, both in Chennai and Delhi.
01:39There is also some speculation, Shreya, because the exact duration of his visit isn't known.
01:44There is some speculation that he's also the CMO sort of meeting with the PMO, with Prime Minister Modi.
01:49If that time is allotted, that meeting will also be extremely crucial.
01:53Because while we've seen the Prime Minister and Chief Minister share the stage a number of times, including very recently
01:59in Chennai for the launch of the Metro, this meeting will be important because of the Mekedatu issue and the
02:06fact that that's been, you know, on the boiling point for the last many days with Karnataka continuing to say
02:11that they will build that dam.
02:13If that meeting with the Prime Minister happens, it will be a crucial one that the state of Tamil Nadu
02:17will watch very closely.
02:19But for now on the agenda is, in fact, the book release function that will be taking place in the
02:24National Capital on Monday.
02:25We should expect in the next 24 hours more details of exactly what the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's schedule looks
02:30like while in Delhi.
02:33Right, Akshita. Thank you for putting all of that into perspective, viewers.
02:36Yes, this visit definitely comes in at a very crucial time, remember.
02:39There is that Mekedatu Rao that's also underway.
02:41So, whether that also will be a part of his agenda while he is visiting Delhi or not, that will
02:48be revealed in perhaps the next few days to come.
02:51November 16th, however, is the date that he is, that is the day after tomorrow, that he will be visiting
02:55Delhi for this very event.
