Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, Mar 10: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today began her election tour of the state by addressing a number of meetings amid fanfare in the drought prone Rayalaseema region. Gandhi, who arrived by a special helicopter from Bangalore, participated in a roadshow covering 22 km from Anantapur town to the sleepy Marthad village. She is slated to meet family members of the farmers of the region, who committed suicide in recent times.
At the main public meeting venue at Nandyal government degree college grounds, people gathered in large numbers braving the scorching sun.
Bureau Report