PHOTOS: Rahul Gandhi meets Kerala nurse who held him in her hands as a newborn

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday met 72-year-old Rajamma Vavathil a retired nurse present at the time of his birth./ Image: Twitter

As a trainee nurse, Vavathil had taken care of Gandhi at Delhi's Holy Family Hospital after his birth on June 19, 1970. Image: Twitter

Amidst his busy schedule, Gandhi, on a thanksgiving visit to Wayanad, which has sent him to Parliament this time with a massive victory margin of 4.31 lakh votes, spent some time with Vavathil's family. Image: Twitter

The Gandhi scion hugged her and held her hand when Vavathil and her family came to meet him at a guest house in Wayanad. Image: Twitter

It was an emotional moment for Rajamma when Gandhi hugged her, 49 years after she took him in her hands as a newborn at a Delhi hospital. Image: Twitter