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Modi calls Vijay after swearing in as Tamil Nadu CM sources confirm historic congratulation
Politics
Published on 10 May 2026
A quick phone call delivered the first congratulations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone with TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Sunday and congratulated him for being sworn in as Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister, according to sources. The call marks early outreach after Vijay’s swearing-in, with Vijay also thanking Modi earlier in the day in a brief exchange.
- Modi congratulated C Joseph Vijay after his swearing-in
- The meeting reportedly happened through a telephonic conversation
- Vijay also thanked Modi earlier the same day
- Sources cite the exchange as first official outreach
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