Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu:
Taking a break from his hectic campaigning in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited a candy store in Singanallur on Friday evening.
Babu, the proprietor of the candy store, was taken abruptly when Rahul Gandhi made an unscheduled go to to his store.
”We have been pleasantly stunned when Rahul Gandhi got here by. He was in all probability visiting Coimbatore for a gathering. Since he likes (Gulab) Jamun, he purchased a kilo of the candy. He sampled the opposite sweets on show as effectively. I used to be comfortable that he got here by. Our workers too, have been comfortable to see him. He was right here for 25-Half-hour. We had no clue he would cease by and have been all taken abruptly. We requested him to not pay however he insisted. He paid the entire quantity,” the store proprietor advised information company ANI.
Rahul Gandhi additionally purchased the well-known candy Mysore Pak, which he gifted to DMK chief MK Stalin, The Congress social gathering stated in a put up on micro-blogging web site X.
Shri @RahulGandhi presents well-known Mysore Pak to Shri @mkstalin.
Celebrating the loving relationship he shares with the folks of Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/Lw8vYrCC8L
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 12, 2024
Polling for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu is scheduled to be held within the 1st part of the overall elections on April 19.
The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4.
Within the 2019 common elections, the Congress-DMK-led alliance gained 38 out of 39 seats within the state, whereas AIADMK might solely win one seat.
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