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On Sunday, 31 March, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha polls from the Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala.
In his first public statement since the announcement, Gandhi explained his choice of seat while answering press questions during the release of the Congress’ election manifesto on Tuesday, 2 April.
He added, “I wanted to send a message to south India that I am with you. That is why I am standing from here.”
On Monday, 1 April, Prime Minister Modi addressed a rally in Maharashtra saying, "They (Congress) linked peace-loving Hindus to terrorism...they are scared now to contest elections from constituencies where the majority population dominates...they are forced to go where the majority (Hindus) is a minority,” reported PTI.
Although Modi did not name Gandhi, the comment was a dig at Gandhi’s decision to contest a second seat from Wayanad.
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