Shiva Rajkumar attends Congress campaign in Thirthahalli ‘as a fan of Rahul Gandhi’
Bharat Jodo Yatra impressed me for noble intention, fitness, says Kannada movie star
Shivamogga: Kannada film star Shiva Rajkumar shared the stage with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the campaign convention held at the grounds near Balebail in Theerthahalli constituency on Tuesday, and vouched for the Congress for the Assembly elections.
Shiva Rajkumar told the people attending the convention, “Like all of you, I too am here being a huge fan of Rahul Gandhi.”
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The superstar further said, “Rahul Gandhi’s tour of the nation, ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, truly inspired me, as I always support fitness. Rahul Gandhi also undertook the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ with a noble intention, which impressed me.”
AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal, Thirthahalli candidate of the Congress Kimmane Ratnakar, Shiva Rajkumar’s wife Geetha Shivarajkumar and Sorab candidate of the Congress Madhu Bangarappa were present on the occasion.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
