AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said that in the initial days of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, there was a delicate situation when former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi suffered a serious knee problem, which made him think about giving up the padayatra and let someone else continue. forced to think. Saturday.
He also said that this plight had also forced Priyanka Gandhi to tell him that her brother could join the countrywide padyatra due to severe pain and handed over his command to him. India Jodo Yatra According to news agency PTI, for senior Congress leaders.
“His knee pain worsened when he entered Kerala on the third day of the yatra starting from Kanyakumari. One night, he called me to tell me about the severity of his knee pain and offered to replace him with someone. suggested.” Another leader,” said Venugopal, a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi.
“Then came a call from Priyanka Gandhi to explain the seriousness of Rahul’s knee pain. She also thought of suggesting handing over the campaign to other senior leaders,” he added.
The AICC general secretary narrated the sequence of events that took place when the yatra started from Kanyakumari during a function organized at the KPCC headquarters on Saturday evening to honor Bharat Jodo Yatris from Kerala.
Recalling the ‘anxious moments’ in which he stood with folded hands and prayed for divine intervention, Venugopal said Rahul Gandhi was unimaginable to Congress workers and leaders, reported PTI.
However, his pain was cured later by the grace of God when a physiotherapist suggested by Rahul Gandhi joined his medical team and treated him, Venugopal told the gathering at the function that senior party leaders including AK Antony also attended. ran away.
Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi It entered Kerala on 10 September and it roamed the state for 19 days. The yatra had ended on January 30 with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a show of strength by leaders of several parties as he completed his ambitious 145-day journey of nearly 4,000 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
(With PTI inputs)
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