Vijay Denies Joining Politics, Focuses on Acting Career

ExtensionAdd as a preferredsource on googleIn August 2009, Tamil cinema was abuzz with the same question: Is Vijay about to join the Congress? A day after hinting at a political plunge during a meeting in Puducherry, Vijay flew to Delhi and met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The meeting lasted for an hour. Speculation was rife that Rahul had offered Vijay the post of Tamil Nadu Youth Congress chief. Read Trending VideosVijayapura spoke on the rumours of joining the Congress. However, Vijayapura soon put these rumours to rest. Vijay told the media, "Right now, I am focusing only on acting in films. Meeting Rahul was a mere courtesy. I neither discussed politics with him nor talked about joining any political party. Right now, there is no such plan. I have decided to take up politics."