Before the Cong nominations are announced, Tharoor travels to Rajghat

On Friday, before submitting his nomination for president, Shashi Tharoor visited Rajghat to pay his respects to Mahatma Gandhi.

Tharoor wrote in a tweet, “Remembering the man who established India’s bridge to the 21st century.”

With reference to Rajiv Gandhi, he said: “India is a very young nation. One of my goals in life is to see India become a prosperous, self-sufficient, and politically neutral nation that proudly serves its fellow human beings.”

At approximately 11:15 a.m., Digvijay Singh will submit his candidacy papers, followed by Tharoor at approximately 12:25 p.m.

In a meeting on Thursday, Singh and Tharoor acknowledged that their competition is “not a rivalry but a friendly struggle.”