Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress leaders commence 19-day long Kerala leg

Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra commenced its 19day long Kerala leg Sunday morning from Parassala area of the capital cityRahul Gandhi started the yatra after being formally welcomed by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee KPCC president and MP K Sudhakaran Leader of Opposition LoP in the state assembly V D Satheesan and AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar and other senior Congress leadersThe other senior party leaders who welcomed the former party chief included Congress MPs K C Venugopal and Shashi Tharoor as well as former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and exLoP Ramesh Chennithala A huge crowd of supporters and onlookers gathered to welcome the Gandhi scionOur 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 tweetedAlso Read Talking about Rahul Gandhis Tshirt shows BJPs intellectual bankruptcy Nana PatoleGain 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 Gandhi had tweeted as the yatra entered Kerala Saturday eveningAfter entering Kerala from Parasala close to the Tamil Nadu border Gandhi would travel 450 km to Nilambur in Malappuram over a 19day periodThe yatra will enter Kollam district on September 14It will reach Alappuzha on September 17 and pass through Ernakulam district on September 21 and 22 and reach Thrissur on September 23The Congress yatra will pass through Palakkad on September 26 and 27 and enter Malappuram on September 28The yatra will cover 12 states and two Union territories and a distance of 3750 km from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Jammu and Kashmir over a period of 150 daysThere will be mega rallies in 22 major citiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever