Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his cousin and BJP MP from UP’s Pilibhit constituency Varun Gandhi on Tuesday unexpectedly met each other at the Kedarnath temple, where both had gone to offer prayers, PTI quoted sources as saying.
The Congress leader, who has been there for the last three days, was concluding his visit, while Varun Gandhi reached there today with his family.
Rahul Gandhi – who is 10 years older than his cousin – was delighted to meet Varun’s daughter Anusuiya, the report said, adding that the meeting was very brief and warm and there was no political discussion . The exchange of pleasantries between the two scions of the Gandhi family, who are rarely seen together in public, has given rise to political speculation ahead of the general elections as Varun Gandhi, despite being active in his constituency, is not seen attending party events. Have not been seen in.
Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee Chairman Ajendra Ajay confirmed the brief meeting of the two cousins, Hindustan Times reported. The chairman of the pilgrimage committee said that Varun Gandhi reached Kedarnath Dham for darshan in the morning, while Rahul Gandhi has been there for the last three days.
Earlier on Monday, the Congress leader organized a Bhandara at Kedarnath and served food to the devotees. He also visited the grand statue of Adi Shankaracharya and Bhima Shila near Kedarnath temple in the morning and offered prayers there.
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Earlier this year, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, when the former Congress president was asked about Varun Gandhi whether the Pilibhit MP was welcome in the Bharat Jodo Padyatra, Rahul Gandhi had replied that he would like to meet his cousin. Would love to meet and hug, but both have different ideologies. Do not match. “Varun Gandhi is in BJP. If he comes here, it could be a problem for him. My ideology does not match his ideology. I can never go to the RSS office, before that you have to behead me. ” My family has an ideology, a thought system. Varun had once adopted that ideology, perhaps he still does. He internalized that ideology. I cannot accept this,” Rahul Gandhi said.
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Updated: 07 November 2023, 09:08 PM IST
