Congress chief Rahul Gandhi donned the function of Potharaju symbolically whipping himself throughout Bharat Jodo Yatra in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Thursday.

Taking part in Bonalu, a standard pageant of Telangana, together with celebration MLA Jagga Reddy, Rahul Gandhi whipped himself.

Potharaju is a personality in annual Bonalu processions taken out in Telangana. He’s thought of to be the brother of seven sister goddesses — completely different types of the goddess ‘Mahankali’.

Main the procession, Potharaju carries a whip and lashes towards his physique to the sound of drum beats.

Throughout his Yatra, the Congress MP has been interacting with native folks, dancing with native cultural artists or taking part in with kids.

A day after taking part in cricket with kids through the yatra, Rahul Gandhi turned Potharaju a lot to the joy of different leaders and employees strolling with him.

Former Chief of Naval Workers Admiral Ramdas and his spouse and social activist Lalita Ramdas additionally joined the yatra.

On the ninth day of his march in Telangana, the yatra entered Sangareddy district.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief A. Revanth Reddy, Congress Legislature Social gathering chief Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MP Uttam Kumar Reddy and several other different leaders and scores of celebration employees have been collaborating within the yatra.

The foot march will proceed in Telangana until November 7 with one-day break on November 4.

It can cowl a complete distance of 375 kms in 19 Meeting and 7 Parliamentary constituencies within the state. From Telangana, the yatra will enter Maharashtra on November 7.