Along with Telangana, the Shobha Yatra has spread to the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh too. While Tamil Nadu so far seems to be immune to it, former BJP Tamil Nadu State President L Murugan, who is also the Union Minister of State for Fisheries and Animal Husbandry and a former RSS member, had experimented with a procession in the name of Lord Murugan, a popular deity in Tamil Nadu. Murugan started the Vel Yatra in 2020, which was similar to the Rath Yatra undertaken by LK Advani to reclaim Ram Janmabhoomi. However, the yatra was a damp squib without many takers.