Rahul to campaign in Kerala today, tomorrow; Wayanad on itinerary

The leaders of the UDF are scheduled to meet Gandhi on Wednesday

Rahul Gandhi Kerala (File) Congress chief Rahul Gandhi greeting a supporter on his arrival at Calicut Airport in March | Sameer Hameed

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Kerala on Tuesday and Wednesday as voters in the state are set to cast their ballots in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 23.

Gandhi had arrived at Thiruvananthapuram on Monday night by helicopter. He is scheduled to address a public rally at Pathanapuram and Pathanamthitta on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he will visit both Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram.

On Tuesday, Gandhi will visit the house of late Kerala Congress leader K.M. Mani, who passed away last week. He will take a helicopter from Pathanamthitta at 1pm and take a car from St Thomas College ground in Pala to offer condolences to the kin of Mani.

The Kottayam district police chief evaluated security measures at the college and Mani's house. Roads leading to this route will be barricaded off. The Special Protection Group will take over the area for security purposes. Traffic and parking on Puliyannoor-Kizhathadiyoor road, near Pala, will be restricted from 12 noon on Tuesday.

The leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) from Kannur, Kozhikode and Kasargod are scheduled to meet Gandhi on Wednesday. This meeting will be held at the Sadhu Auditorium in Kannur at 7:30am.

The Congress chief will then proceed to Wayanad where he himself is the candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi will speak at Bathery and Thiruvambady on Wednesday morning, Wandoor in the afternoon and Chalissery in Palakkad at 3pm. The Chalissery event is a joint campaign programme for the candidates of Palakkad, Ponnani and Alathur Lok Sabha constituencies.

Opinion polls suggest the Congress-led UDF is set to corner most of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala.

This article was originally published on onmanorama