Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during his visit to poll-bound Kerala on Wednesday, dived into the sea with local fishermen while out fishing. He was on a boat with many fishermen when he suddenly jumped into the water. He swam for 10 minutes before returning to the shore, as per reports. A video of the Congress leader swimming in the sea with two others has made its way to social media.

Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by four Congress leaders including KC Venugopal and TN Prathapan.

Mr. Gandhi, dressed in a blue t-shirt and khaki trousers, jumped from the boat when he saw some fishermen jumping into the sea after casting their net to catch fish. He changed his clothes after returning to Kollam's Thangassery beach.

"He jumped without informing us... All of us were stunned but he was very cool. He spent around 10 minutes in the seawater. He is an expert swimmer," a Congress functionary reported.

The Wayanad MP, who has been touring the state for the last two days, had ventured into the sea with around 23 fishermen. He also tried his hand at fishing with them.

Mr. Gandhi spent over two and a half hours at sea, interacting with fishermen and listening to their problems. The fishermen served Mr. Gandhi bread and fresh fish curry they prepared on the boat.

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