Gandhi was on his way to his parliamentary constituency, Kerala's Wayanad, where he has a slew of campaign activities, including public meeting.
Rahul Gandhi addressing his first election rally in Tamil Nadu in Tirunelveli.
Election officials in Nilgiris on Monday, 15 April, conducted checks in a helicopter carrying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The flying squad officials conducted the search after the helicopter landed here, police said.
Gandhi was on his way to his parliamentary constituency, Kerala’s Wayanad, where he had a slew of campaign activities, including public meetings.
He is fighting the 26 April Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, seeking a successive term.
Gandhi addressed his first election rally in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu on Friday. He assured that if the INDIA bloc is voted to power at the Centre, “drastic action” will be taken to provide employment opportunities to the young people.
He also promised legislation to provide apprenticeships to young people and fill 30 lakh vacant Union government jobs.
Slamming the BJP, Gandhi alleged the Saffron party MPs openly stated that “they are going to change the Constitution” if they retained power at the Centre.
He attacked Prime Minister Modi saying that the only thing Modi cares about is “having a monopoly on finances and the communication system (seen as a reference to media) of this country.”
Gandhi underscored the prevailing ideological struggle faced by the nation.
On one side were the principles of social justice, freedom, and equality, embodied by figures such as reformist leader Periyar EV Ramasamy and on the other side are the ideas of RSS and Modi and his government, he said addressing the crowd.
Gandhi alleged Modi stood for “one nation, one leader and one language.”
Expressing his fondness for Tamil Nadu, he lauded the state’s populace, praising the Tamil culture, history, and language as the “biggest teacher.”
Gandhi hailed the contributions of leaders of Tamil Nadu, including Periyar, CN Annadurai, Kamaraj and M Karunanidhi, adding that “You have shown the rest of the country how to walk on the path of social justice.”
He added that this was the reason the Congress decided to launch the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Tamil Nadu.
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