Her rival candidate Shafi Parambil said he has never acted communally in his entire political career and that it was not nice to be branded in such a manner.
Senior CPI(M) leader KK Shailaja, the party’s candidate from the Vadakara Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, alleged Saturday, 27 April, that a communal campaign was unleashed against her on social media during the elections by the UDF. The claim was denied by her rival and Congress leader Shafi Parambil.