Overview
- Rahul Gandhi arrived in Tamil Nadu for a day visit to attend St Thomas English High School’s golden jubilee in Gudalur and a Pongal event.
- Congress workers greeted him with a large show of support, hailing him as “Thalaiva” at the airport.
- Party leaders say no political events are planned beyond a reception by local functionaries at the helipad.
- He is expected to meet district-level Congress leaders later Tuesday to discuss the party’s election strategy.
- The visit coincides with Congress seeking at least 40 Assembly seats and pressing for a coalition framework, which DMK leaders have rejected, citing the state’s single-party rule tradition.