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Boxer Vijender Singh, who won India a bronze medal in boxing at the Beijing Olympics-2008, contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections but lost, although he continues to be active in politics with the Congress.
TV9 Bharatvarsh | Edited By: Abhishek Upadhyay
Updated on: Nov 25, 2022, 8:07 PM IST
Bharat Jodo Yatra of former Congress President and current MP Rahul Gandhi has reached Madhya Pradesh. In the state of Shivraj Singh, Rahul Gandhi will travel 380 kilometers for 12 days. After this he will go to Rajasthan. Many people are joining Rahul Gandhi during this journey and on Friday a star of the Indian sports world took part in the journey with Rahul. (PTI photo)
This star is none other than Vijender Singh, the star who won India an Olympic medal in boxing. Vijender won the bronze medal in Beijing Olympics-2008. (PC-Congress)
Rahul Gandhi also shared a photo with Vijender on his Twitter. In this photo, both are seen taunting their moustaches. Rahul tweeted this photo and wrote, “Taw on the moustache, strength in the arms. Steely intentions, enthusiastic steps.”(PC-Congress)
In another photo, Rahul and Vijender are seen walking together holding hands. Vijender contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket from South Delhi. However, he could not win and lost to BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri. (PC-Congress)
Vijender reached Khargone and took part in this yatra. The Congress has also tweeted the photo of Rahul Gandhi and Vijender with the caption ‘Wakhra Swag’. (PC-Congress)
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”