Congress MP Rahul Gandhi takes a dip in sea with fishermen in Kerala, video goes VIRAL

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dip into the sea with fishermen at the Thangassery beach during his election campaign in Kerala's Kollam district.

Gandhi jumped from the boat when he saw some fishermen jumping into the sea. He remained in the water for about 10 minutes with them before returning to the shore.

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

#WATCH| Kerala: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dip in the sea with fishermen in Kollam (24.02.2021)

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The Wayanad MP also interacted with fishermen and remained near the sea for around two-and-a-half hours. He also had food cooked by them on the boat.

During his campaign, Gandhi extended his admiration towards fishermen saying they work in sea ruling out all odds, he also promised to include their demands in his party's election manifesto.

Earlier Gandhi had demanded the setting up of a separate ministry for fisheries at a meeting in Puducherry. "Just like our farmers farm the land, you farm the sea. Farmers have a Ministry in Delhi, you don't. No one speaks for you in Delhi. The first thing I would do is to have a ministry dedicated to the fishermen of India so that your issues can be defended and protected" said Congress MP.