Infighting will defeat Cong in Kerala: Rahul

In a clear message to Kerala’s faction-riven Congress unit, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked the state’s party leaders to sink their differences and fight the upcoming Assembly polls unitedly, wryly cautioning, “Congress can defeat Congress party”.

Gandhi urged the state Congress leaders at the KPCC Executive meeting to stand united and stressed that it was “not the time to fight” among themselves. Asserting that the UDF would retain power in the state, Gandhi said there was only one thing – “CPI(M) cannot defeat Congress, Congress can defeat Congress party”.

Gandhi said senior leaders in the state are “exceptionally talented” and that what one does not have others have. “They together are much more powerful than alone. They have their strength and weaknesses. They have to stay together,” he said.

“Once elections are over, they are more than welcome to fight. But now, it is not the time to fight. Now, it is the time to be together. For one or two months, hold hands and join together and let Congress rule return to the state in the coming Assembly polls,” said Rahul, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala that began on Tuesday.

At the meeting, the state leaders asked Gandhi not to have any truck with the CPI(M) in West Bengal.