Congress thinks alliance with Vijay will yield dividends

The prospect of a joint campaign featuring Vijay alongside Rahul Gandhi is being viewed as a powerful outreach tool to reconnect with first-time and younger voters.

WrittenBy:Pooja Prasanna
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Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter curated exclusively for subscribers of The News Minute and Newslaundry. This week’s edition is by Pooja Prasanna.

In this week’s edition, we spoke to Congress sources who outlined how partnering with Vijay in Tamil Nadu could give the party the political space it needs to revive itself in the long term.

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