THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, will begin today at 5 pm at the Kanyakumari venue.

AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said in a press conference that all preparations have been completed. Chief Ministers and national leaders will reach Kanyakumari. 118 permanent members will accompany Rahul Gandhi throughout the journey.

Rahul Gandhi visited the Sabarmati Ashram and received the message. Inmates of the Ashram gifted the Congress leader a ‘charkha’ and a memento of ‘Hriday Kunj’.

Rahul Gandhi will attend a prayer meeting at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Sriperumbudur on the morning of September 7, where his father Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a bomb blast while he was campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls.

After his visit to the memorial, Gandhi will proceed to Kanyakumari where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will present him the Tricolour. The Congress leader will address a rally while officially kickstarting the Bharat Jodo Yatra.