Chennai:

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is about to launch the get together’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari right now, visited his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s memorial in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur. 

Rahul Gandhi may even attend an occasion on the Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam in Kanyakumari the place Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will hand over a Khadi nationwide flag to him for the launch of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra, get together sources mentioned.

The 3,500 kilometer-long yatra, dubbed by the Congress because the longest march within the nation over the past century, might be launched at round 5 pm with a rally, and the ‘padyatra’ or march will start on Thursday morning. 

Hundreds of Congress staff and leaders will stroll round six-seven hours day by day to cowl 12 states and two union territories. All state unit presidents and Congress Legislature Get together leaders would maintain the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ of their respective states. The yatra might be accomplished in about 150 days.

Sources declare Rahul Gandhi will stroll all the best way from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Claiming an increase in social polarisation and political centralisation in India, Rahul Gandhi had earlier mentioned that the yatra is sort of a ‘tapasya’ to him to unite the nation.

The Congress says the yatra is get together’s largest ever ‘Jan Samparka programme’ throughout which they’ll attempt to join with the individuals on the grassroot degree.