- Monday, March 10, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders resumed the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ (United India movement) from Kochi in the southern state of Kerala as the march entered its 14th day on Wednesday (21). This happened while the grand-old party continued with its preparation to pick a new president.
The leaders, who camped in the Kochi district, started the yatra at 6.45 am local time from Madavana from where the leaders will walk 13 kilometres till Edapally. Gandhi started his day by paying tributes to spiritual leader Sree Narayana Guru.
“An inspiring start to the day. Offered my tributes to the great spiritual leader, philosopher and social reformer, Sree Narayana Guru whose teachings of equality are key to the idea of #BharatJodoYatra,” he tweeted.
An inspiring start to the day.
Offered my tributes to the great spiritual leader, philosopher and social reformer, Sree Narayana Guru whose teachings of equality are key to the idea of #BharatJodoYatra. pic.twitter.com/Pjr6FKisRR
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 21, 2022
Party’s secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh informed that Sachin Pilot joined the yatra the same day.
“Day 14 of #BharatJodoYatra started with @RahulGandhi paying floral tributes to Sree Narayana Guru. The padayatra started at 6:45am from Madavana and the Yatris will be walking 13 kms in the morning till Edapally. @SachinPilot joined the Yatra today,” Ramesh tweeted.
Gandhi and party workers, followers and masses will be in Kerala for 18 days. The top leader of the party is also a parliamentarian from the same state.
The 3,500-km march from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Kashmir in the north will be completed in 150 days and cover as many as 12 states.
From Kerala, the Yatra will reach the state of Karnataka on September 30. It will be there for 21 days before moving further north.
The march will cover a distance of 25 kilometres every day.
On Monday (19), Gandhi participated in a snake-boat race exhibition in the Punnamada lake in Kerala. He was seen rowing the boat along with other men and had a smile at the end as he wiped his face.
“When we all work together in perfect harmony, there is nothing we cannot accomplish,” he later tweeted.
When we all work together in perfect harmony, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. #BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/31fW5XX730
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 19, 2022
The Congress is also gearing up to pick its president soon and Gandhi is unlikely to contest the polls, said sources on Tuesday.
