Congress president Kharge hosts dinner for CM Vijay in Delhi — TVK-Congress alliance solidarity on display despite behind-the-scenes tensions over AIADMK absorption

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hosted a dinner for CM Vijay at his official Delhi residence, following the inclusion of two Congress MLAs in the TVK Cabinet — an event that publicly displayed coalition solidarity.

The dinner was attended by CM Vijay and senior TVK ministers who accompanied him on the Delhi visit, along with Congress MPs and office-bearers based in Delhi.

The event was marked by warm camaraderie and public affirmations of the TVK-Congress alliance, even as behind-the-scenes tensions over TVK's AIADMK absorption strategy continued to simmer.

Kharge described the dinner as "a celebration of democratic coalition governance" and reiterated Congress's support for the TVK government's development agenda.

The dinner came on the same evening that Congress MP Jothimani's "horse-trading" remark about TVK's AIADMK absorption strategy was circulating widely — highlighting the duality of public solidarity and private friction within the coalition.