Congress leader and party MP Rahul Gandhi donned the role of Telangana's famous traditional character pothu raju today.
The interesting event took place in the ongoing padayatra of Gandhi in Sangareddy district as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
A group of pothu rajus met Gandhi in his padayatra. They explained to him the prominence of pothu rajus and bonams in Telangana's culture. Gandhi then took the whip from the hands of a pothu raju and struck himself twice. The party workers and leaders encouraged Gandhi as he performed the traditional act of the State.
Party MLA T Jagga Reddy then followed Gandhi and performed the pothu raju dance. He also performed the famous dance of the State, teenmaar.
Gandhi also performed some karate kicks in Cheryala of the district along with some children.
Meanwhile, a retired Chief Admiral of the Indian Navy Ramdas, who is 89 years old, took part in Gandhi's padayatra along with his wife.
The former Congress president has already covered 170 km in the State.