The Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, and the AIADMK General Secretary, J. Jayalalitha, in the Capital on April 15, 1999. The Congress President called the AIADMK supremo for a tea party to congratulate her for the spectacular victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections
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Last week, actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder C. Joseph Vijay disappointed his supporters when he did not address them at an Assembly election meeting in Karaikudi on April 10, 2026, as his arrival was delayed “due to huge crowds en route” from Madurai.
Mr. Vijay’s “silent” campaign revived memories of a development that took place over a quarter of a century ago in Tamil Nadu at the height of the 1999 parliamentary elections.
Published – April 15, 2026 07:00 am IST
