Rahul pays homage at Khongjom War Memorial in Manipur

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday paid homage at the Khongjom War Memorial in Manipur's Thoubal district. He reached the Imphal airport in the afternoon, and was accorded a rousing welcome by Congress supporters.

From there, he went straight to the memorial. After paying homage to those killed in the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891, he spent a few minutes there.

He then went to a nearby private ground, named 'Nyay Maidan', from where the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will begin.

The monument commemorates the heroes of the erstwhile Manipur Kingdom who fought the British forces in the war.