Following the example of austerity set by his mother Sonia Gandhi and many other political leaders, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took an early morning four hour Swarn Shatabdi train to Ludhiana to attend a training camp for youth Congress workers.

Rahul Gandhi, in his all time favorite white kurta, reached ten minutes prior the scheduled departure with the his Z-plus security. However, he tried his best to maintain low profile so that the co-passengers won't get disturb. Without disquieting the general movement on the station, he made a quiet entry from one of the entries meant for taking out Indian postal parcels.


Pic: Subhash Barolia

His reservation was in 67 waiting lists and later on he was allotted seat number 66 in the first row of the entrance of coach number C-3 a chair car bogie. The first two rows were reserved for his security personnel.