Chennai, Sep 7 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi begins a whirlwind three-day tour of Tamil Nadu Tuesday to revitalise the party in the state, amid tight security in towns and cities that he is expected to visit.

His tour is packed with a series of meetings, mainly addressing the youth and hopping from one town to another.

According to plans, Gandhi will land in Nagercoil around 11.30 a.m. Tuesday where he will address the members of the Congress' youth wing from the Kanyakumari parliamentary constituency and also interact with young fishermen.

Hours later he would reach Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar to address the party's youth wing members there and travel to Madurai to meet with students of the Madurai Kamaraj University and later address a conference of people from the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.

The next day, Gandhi has an engagement with young farmers in Thanjavur -- the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu -- and workers in Vellore and Villupuram. Besides, he will meet medicos at the Vellore Christian Medical College.

Back in Chennai, he will interact with the students of Anna University and later participate at a party function at the state Congress headquarters. He will also meet owners and editors of newspapers.

On Thursday morning, he will address a press conference before leaving for Krishnagiri and later at Salem address the party workers and youth.

Gandhi will also be going to Coimbatore for a meeting with young industrialists and address a public meeting there.