Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra begins 19-day Kerala leg from Thiruvananthapuram

Rahul Gandhi started the yatra after being welcomed by K Sudhakaran, VD Satheesan, Shashi Tharoor, Oommen Chandy, Ramesh Chennithala and other Congress leaders.
Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Kerala
Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Kerala
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Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra commenced its 19-day long Kerala leg on the morning of Sunday, September 11 from Parassala area of Thiruvananthapuram. Rahul Gandhi started the yatra after being formally welcomed by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president and MP K Sudhakaran, Leader of Opposition in the state assembly VD Satheesan, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Tariq Anwar and other senior Congress leaders.

The other senior party leaders who welcomed the former party chief included Congress MPs KC Venugopal and Shashi Tharoor as well as former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and ex-Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala. A huge crowd of supporters and onlookers gathered to welcome Rahul Gandhi. After entering Kerala from Parasala close to the Tamil Nadu border, Gandhi would travel 450 km to Nilambur in Malappuram over a 19-day period. 

The yatra will enter Kollam district on September 14. It will reach Alappuzha on September 17 and pass through Ernakulam district on September 21 and 22 and reach Thrissur on September 23. The Congress yatra will pass through Palakkad on September 26 and 27 and enter Malappuram on September 28. The yatra will cover 12 states and two Union territories, and a distance of 3,750 km from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Jammu and Kashmir over a period of 150 days. There will be mega rallies in 22 major cities.

"Our Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala. The diversity of India is so apparent. Yesterday we entered Malayalam speaking Kerala from Tamil speaking Tamil Nadu. From Vannakam to Namaskaram. #BharatJodoYatra #TodoNahinJodo @INCIndia @Jairam_Ramesh @RahulGandhi," senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, the national coordinator of the yatra, tweeted.

"Gain freedom through education, gain strength through organization, gain prosperity through industry. Today, as we enter the beautiful state of Kerala, on the auspicious occasion of Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti, his words inspire every step we take on the #BharatJodoYatra," Rahul Gandhi had tweeted as the yatra entered Kerala Saturday evening.

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