Rahul Gandhi to offer worship at Tirupati, address rally on Friday

Tirupati: AICC President Rahul Gandhi will offer worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala here on Friday, a senior party functionary said.

AICC Secretary CD Meyyappan told PTI that Gandhi will land at the Renigunta airport here in the afternoon Friday and reach the hill temple by road.

After offering worship, he will address a public meeting at Taraka Rama Stadium, Meyyappan, who is also in charge of Andhra Pradesh, said on Thursday.

In the rally, Rahul Gandhi would speak out on the special status to the bifurcated Andhra Pradesh and other issues facing the nation, he said.

Thereafter Gandhi would fly back to New Delhi, he said.

It was going to be Rahul Gandhi's maiden visit to the holy hills as the president of the Congress, Meyyappan said.

He said that previously in his capacity as AICC General Secretary Gandhi had visited the shrine.