TESTING WATERS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joins fishermen as they toil for the morning catch on the high sea in Kollam on Wednesday
KOLLAM: With election season fast approaching, it’s time for politicians to test the waters and fish for ideas. And Rahul Gandhi seems game. On Wednesday morning, the Wayanad MP got on a boat with local fishermen and ventured out to sea from Vaddy harbour in Kollam.
He arrived at the harbour at around 4.30am to interact with fisherfolk as part of his outreach programme. He then proceeded to join 21 fishermen on ‘Poondi Matha’, a boat owned by the fishermen’s society led by Biju Lawrence. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal MP and Thrissur MP and National Fishermen Congress president T N Prathapan accompanied him.