What if Vijay had joined in 2009, Congress wonders

NEW DELHI: As TVK main Vijay moves to govern Tamil Nadu aft upending the state's authorities successful the assembly polls, questions are being asked if Congress' fortunes successful the authorities would person taken a elephantine leap had the superstar's enactment with Rahul Gandhi during UPA's tenure materialised into thing concrete.The questions person acquired salience aft the surfacing of an aged photograph of Vijay with past NSUI office-bearers - present MP Hibi Eden, AICC spokesperson Ragini Nayak, AICC caput Gopinath Palaniyappan and Ashok Basoya. Vijay had past met Rahul, who, caller from Congress' triumph successful the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, was aiming astatine a generational makeover of the party.By his ain admittance successful a viral video, Vijay had taken a time disconnected from his sprout docket to conscionable Rahul with his father.

He was thrilled by the enactment but denied immoderate determination to articulation Congress. Some successful Congress accidental Vijay was asked by Rahul to spell done the drill of contesting Youth Congress elections, which the erstwhile was reluctant to do. The lingering regret successful Congress ranks seems to beryllium that if Vijay had joined the party, Congress could person been astatine the halfway of Tamil Nadu authorities today.If not then, now. The concern is happening 17 years later.

Since their archetypal meeting, Rahul and Vijay person been successful interaction - the crushed determination was specified a propulsion to state with TVK successful the run-up to authorities polls, which was nixed by Congress enactment and the authorities unit.But aft the polls threw up a hung assembly and DMK was near without the anticipation of forming govt, Congress decided to articulation hands with TVK. Congress' outreach with CPM, CPI and VCK is said to person played a relation successful the 3 parties pursuing suit.When Rahul attends Vijay's oath-taking ceremonial successful Chennai connected Sunday, it would people the culmination of what was initiated years ago.