Leaders make a beeline to Tamil Nadu on Pongal this year. Know why?

As Tamil Nadu celebrates harvest festival Pongal along with the famous jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, politicians made a beeline to the state as it is also the year of state assembly polls due in April-May. Politicians are trying to woo voters to make a mark in the southern state and are looking for a potential alliance as well.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda, Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi, and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat visited Tamil Nadu to participate in Pongal celebrations and score brownie points. Bhagwat participated in Pongal celebrations and made a surprise visit to the house of a functionary of the organisation where he recited a couplet from Tamil classic Tirukkural. He also performed a 'gau puja' (cow worship).

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