Rahul Gandhi charms a roadside hotel in Manipur's Kangpokpi during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

A roadside hotel in Manipur's Kangpokpi gained popularity after Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra reached Kangpokpi District Headquarters today.

The senior Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, who led the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, stopped over for a cup of tea at Kim Chow Hotel, a roadside small hotel in Kangpokpi town when the yatra reached the town.

Kim Chow Hotel is a small hotel on a roadside in Kangpokpi town run by three girl siblings along with their mother for their livelihood. The hotel is popular for its indigenous chow, tea, and other eatables.

The senior Congress leader and some of his teams have tea and snacks at the Kim Chow Hotel.

Kim Chow Hotel gained popularity after Rahul Gandhi's visit as many people in the town thronged the hotel after Rahul left the town for Senapati.

Kim said, "I never thought Rahul Sir would make a stop over at my hotel to have tea, I am so happy and excited to serve him".

She continued that there are many good hotels in the town but when he came to my hotel, I felt so blessed to have him in my hotel.

Kim's younger sister said that when Rahul Sir's bus stopped in front of our hotel, he asked me from inside the bus whether we have tea or not, in excitement, I just nodded my head, and to my surprise, he came to our hotel and had tea and snacks.

"I was so happy and excited that he even called me to sit near him and started interacting with me, inquiring about our small hotel and our wellbeing", Kim's sister added.

I told Rahul Sir that the hotel is run by female siblings in our family and it served as our main livelihood, to which Rahul Sir appreciated us for our hard work which meant a lot to us, she added.

Kim's mother said, "I am happy to see Rahul personally for the first time after seeing him only in the news and on television".

"I am also a little bit nervous as one of the most admired and popular leaders in the country stepped into our hotel despite many good hotels in the town. I felt so blessed to serve him and in return, I blessed him for a healthy and successful life", said Kim's mother.

Kim said that as we considered the visit of Rahul Sir to our hotel as a huge blessing, we might consider changing our hotel name to Rahul Hotel while showing the cup that Rahul Gandhi had tea in the hotel.