Photos: Amol Palekar joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra

Veteran actor Amol Palekar joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra on Sunday morning and walked with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

In the pictures shared by the official Twitter handle of Congress, Amol Palekar and Rahul Gandhi can be seen holding hands and interacting with each other.

He walked for some distance at a brisk pace with the Congress leader.

The Maharashtra leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Bhendval on Sunday (November 20).

It may be mentioned that Bollywood actresses Riya Sen and Pooja Bhatt had also joined the Yatra earlier this month.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra commenced on September 7 from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.

Rahul Gandhi has completed the marathon walk in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, before beginning the Maharashtra leg of the yatra last week.

Amol Palekar is an actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema. He made his debut in 1971 with the film 'Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe'. He then stepped into Bollywood with Basu Bhattacharya's 'Rajnigandha' opposite Rakhee in 1974.

He was popular for starring in "middle-class family comedies" such as 'Gol Maal' and 'Naram Garam', and was also seen in films such as 'Gharonda', 'Shrimaan Shrimati', 'Rang Birangi', and 'Bhumika'.