In a press briefing on Monday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the RSS, saying that they spread hate and rumours. “BJP ki rajneeti todne ki hai, jodne ki nahi (BJP’s politics is divisive not of uniting),” Ramesh said. He added that he won’t speak on “t-shirt, underwear and vests”, referring to the BJP’s dig on a t-shirt Rahul Gandhi had recently worn. “This Bharat Jodo Yatra is about inflation and unemployment, if they want to make issues out of containers, shoes and t-shirts, it shows they are afraid. They say anything, jhooth ki factory overtime chal rahi hai (factory of lies is working over time),” Ramesh said. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is now on Day 5 of his 3,570-km padyatra, on Monday resumed the Bharat Jodo march from Vellayani Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. The rally saw an encouraging turnout of people who lined up the streets of the state in thousands to extend support. Rahul Gandhi is also an MP of Kerala from the Wayanad seat.