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Akhilesh Yadav takes dip in Ganga in Haridwar on Makar Sankranti

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Jan 15, 2025 12:44 AM IST

Though the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister did not disclose the location, party sources said he took the dip in Haridwar

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday.

In this handout photo provided by Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav takes a dip in the River Ganga on Makar Sankranti, in Haridwar.(Samajwadi Party)
In this handout photo provided by Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav takes a dip in the River Ganga on Makar Sankranti, in Haridwar.(Samajwadi Party)

"Taking Maa Ganga's blessing on Makar Sankranti festival," he said in a post on social media platform X attached with pictures of him taking a dip in the river.

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Though the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister did not disclose the location, party sources said he took the dip in Haridwar.

Asked whether he would be visiting the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Yadav on Sunday said he had visited the religious congregation always.

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"Some people go to bathe in Ganga to gain 'punya' (virtue), some people go to give 'daan' (donate) and some people go to wash away their sins. We will go for 'punya' and for 'daan,'" he had told reporters.

In 2019, Yadav had taken a bath in Prayagraj during Ardha Kumbh.

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