# Trisha attends Vijay’s Independence Day ceremony in Chennai 2026-08-15T04:40:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Actor Trisha Krishnan attended Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at Fort St George in Chennai on Friday. India Today reports that she sat in the front row before Vijay’s arrival, wearing a yellow saree and gajra. A video from the event has circulated online. The Free Press Journal reports that Trisha sat with Vijay’s parents and spoke with other guests. Her appearance has renewed social media speculation about a relationship between the actor and the chief minister, though neither has confirmed one. The report also says Vijay’s wife, Sangeetha Sornalingam, withdrew her divorce petition on August 7. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:15:49+00:00. Tags: Chennai, Fort St George, Trisha Krishnan, Vijay Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/trisha-attends-vijays-independence-day-ceremony-in-chennai/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/trisha-attends-vijays-independence-day-ceremony-in-chennai/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/