Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the public during an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s historic visit to Sivagiri Mutt to meet Sree Narayana Guru, in Kollam on Friday (March 6, 2026)
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day trip to Kerala, visited the Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Saturday (March 7, 2026).
Mr. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was greeted at the mutt by Swami Sathchidanda, president of the ashram founded by sage and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, and its other office-bearers with a big saffron-coloured garland.
Thereafter, he visited various parts of the mutt associated with Sree Narayana Guru and also paid obeisance at the Guru’s ‘samadhi’.
On Friday, he attended an event in Kollam commemorating the centenary of a meeting between Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru.
Mr. Gandhi was accompanied by various party leaders, including Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal and MLAs P C Vishnunadh and Chandy Oommen.
Published – March 07, 2026 12:38 pm IST
