Congress leader and member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited the tsunami-affected Periyakalapet village in Pondicherry.
After spending nearly 45 minutes in the village, Gandhi left for Chennai by road.
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Visiting several houses in the village, the young MP, representing Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, gave a patient hearing to the grievances of fishermen and their families.
Chief Minister N Rangasamy, his
cabinet colleagues, Pondicherry Pradesh Congress Committee chief V Narayanasamy and Pattali Makkal Katchi leader M Ramadoss were among those who accompanied Gandhi.
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A number of villagers narrated their experiences of December 26 when the killer waves hit the southern coastal India killing nearly 10,000 people.
Narayanasamy and Ramadoss acted as interpreters to Gandhi.
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