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Kanhaiya Kumar joins India's 'oldest and most democratic' party - in pics

Kanhaiya Kumar is now officially in Congress. Are things going to turn for the beleaguered party?

Kanhaiya Kumar is a fresh face of Congress

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Kanhaiya Kumar is a fresh face of Congress

Soon after joining the Congress, former CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar said that he has joined the country's "oldest and most democratic" party because he and many youngsters like him feel that the nation cannot survive without saving the Congress. Gujarat's independent MLA Jignesh Mewani also said that ideologically he is with the party.

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Crores of youngsters feel India can't be saved without saving Congress: Kanhaiya

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Crores of youngsters feel India can't be saved without saving Congress: Kanhaiya

Kanhaiya Kumar and MLA Jignesh Mewani address a press conference. In a veiled attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Kanhaiya said, "I am joining Congress because I feel that an ideology is trying to ruin the values, culture, history, and future of this country... Crores of youngsters feel that this country can't be saved without saving Congress." 

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Kanhaiya pays tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary

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Kanhaiya pays tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary

Paying tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on the freedom fighter's birth anniversary, Kanhaiya said, "Today is a historic day. Today is the birth anniversary of Shaheed Bgahat Singh. He is Shaheed-e-Azam. I pay my hearty tributes to the 'icon of the youth', Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary today."

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If Congress is saved, Mahatma Gandhi's oneness and Ambedkar's idea of equality will be protected: Kanhaiya

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If Congress is saved, Mahatma Gandhi's oneness and Ambedkar's idea of equality will be protected: Kanhaiya

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Kanhaiya Kumar, MLA Jignesh Mewani and others at AICC headquarters in New Delhi. "Congress party is like a big ship, if it's saved, I believe many people`s aspirations, Mahatma Gandhi`s oneness, Bhagat Singh's courage and BR Ambedkar`s idea of equality will be protected too. This is why I have joined the party," said Kanhaiya.

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Kanhaiya joined Congress in the presence of party leader Rahul Gandhi

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Kanhaiya joined Congress in the presence of party leader Rahul Gandhi

Kanhaiya and Jignesh met Rahul Gandhi at Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Park, ITO, Delhi on the 114th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. 

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