Former MP Joyce George calls Rahul Gandhi “unmarried trouble-maker”, courts controversy in Kerala
The Hindu
Distancing himself from the comments, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the LDF’s stand is not to personally attack Mr. Gandhi.
As campaigning for the Assembly polls reached feverish pitch in Kerala, former MP Joyce George courted a controversy by making alleged derogatory remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with the latter’s interaction with the students of a women’s college in Kochi last week. Mr. George, who had won as the CPI(M) supported independent during 2014 Parliament election from Idukki, made highly objectionable comments against the Nehru scion while addressing an election rally at Irattayar in Idukki on Monday. Distancing himself from the comments, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the LDF’s stand is not to personally attack Mr. Gandhi.More Related News
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