Rahul, Sonia on 'private visit' to Goa, visited beach restaurant

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Sunday visited a beach restaurant in Goa. The two leaders are in the coastal state since Saturday on what Congress leaders have said is a "private visit" and does not include meeting party functionaries.

Writing about the visit by the two leaders to a beach shack restaurant, Rachna Fernandes, a local resident, said on a social media platform, "awed by his charm and modesty". Fernandes, in her Facebook post, said she was at a seafood restaurant in Betul in south Goa Sunday when she saw the two leaders Sunday afternoon.

The dentist has also posted a picture of the Congress president, donning a blue T-shirt, there on her Facebook account. The Congress president is scheduled to address a farmers rally in Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh Monday afternoon.