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Business News/ News / India/  Rahul Gandhi dons 'Coolie' attire to meet railway porters at Anand Vihar ISBT in Delhi. Watch
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Rahul Gandhi dons 'Coolie' attire to meet railway porters at Anand Vihar ISBT in Delhi. Watch

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, met railway porter in a different avatar. While discussing their common problems at Anand Vihar ISBT, Rahul Gandhi wore Coolie shirt and badge

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets porters at Anand Vihar railway station, in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (PTI)Premium
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets porters at Anand Vihar railway station, in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (PTI)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi doned a different avatar to meet railway porters at Anand Vihar ISBT in Delhi on Thursday. While discussing their trials and tribulations, Congress leader wore porter dress and badge.

While meeting the porters at the Anand Vihar ISBT, he not only wore the red shirt and the badge, but also carried the load.

Surrounded by hundreds of porters, Rahul Gandhi's gesture was applauded by the crowd.

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While interacting with the porters, Rahul Gandhi sat down with the porters and sought to know their problems.

"People's hero Rahul Gandhiji met his porter friends at the Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi today. Recently, a video had gone viral in which the porter friends of the railway station had expressed their desire to meet him," the Congress said in a post on X, with a picture of Gandhi interacting with the porters.

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"Today, Rahulji reached among them and listened to them … Bharat Jodo journey continues," the party said.

In a post on Instagram, Gandhi said, "Today, met the coolie brothers working at the Anand Vihar terminal in Delhi."

The former Congress chief further said, "I had this desire in my mind for a long time, and they had also called me very lovingly -- and the wish of the hard-working brothers of India should be fulfilled at any cost."

Gandhi has been interacting with various sections of society from mechanics to students, asserting that his Bharat Jodo Yatra, which he undertook from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, continues with these interactions.

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Updated: 21 Sep 2023, 01:55 PM IST
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