Rahul Gandhi flags off Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kanyakumari

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday officially kicked off the Congress's ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ as he along with other party leaders and workers began the rally in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari. Ahead of the much-touted 3,570-km yatra, Gandhi also paid a visit to Vivekananda Memorial in the coastal town. The 'padyatra' or foot march will begin on Thursday morning. Chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh habded over the Tiranga to Rahul Gandhi.

#BharatJodoBegins officially
CM Tamil Nadu Shri @mkstalin, CM Rajasthan Shri @ashokgehlot51 & CM Chhattisgarh Shri @bhupeshbaghel hand over the Tiranga to Shri @RahulGandhi at Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam to mark the onset of the biggest political movement in India since independence. pic.twitter.com/TaGRluQ5nx

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Leaders of the Congress have denied any political angle and insisted that the yatra "is meant to unite the country". During the march, they will try to connect with the common people on various issues, including inflation, price rise and unemployment, the leaders have said.The yatra which began in Kanyakumari will then move northwards passing through Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Nilambur, Mysuru, Bellary, Raichur, Vikarabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Indore, Kota, Dausa, Alwar, Bulandshahr, Delhi, Ambala, Pathankot, Jammu, and culminate in Srinagar.