Veteran Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala claimed that it was he who originally proposed the idea of Congress conducting a yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, and that the Bharat Jodo Yatra was born out of that proposal.

Chennithala said that he made the proposal during the Udaipur 'Chintan Shivir', and at that time, he had no idea that Rahul Gandhi would personally lead the yatra . The senior leader made the claim while speaking to the Malayalam digital channel The Cue .

“I did not know Rahul Gandhi would walk the entire stretch. What I proposed was a yatra by the party that would interact with local populations, educate the masses, and build a mass movement. I proposed it as an idea, but I never said Rahul Gandhi must walk. However, it is a great thing that Rahul Gandhi decide

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