India: The Padayatra Diet

July 25, 2010

...The Congress’ food committee finalized a strict vegetarian menu for its party workers that have taken foot on the 320 km padayatra from Bangalore to Bellary. According to S T Somashekhar, the party leader in the food committee, they have avoided non-veg food as a “precautionary measure” as it would be difficult to continue with the yatra if leaders suffered indigestion or health problems...

Source: The Padayatra Diet

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