CPM leader and former Chief Minister of Kerala V S Achuthanandan today attacked the Congress Party for fielding its President Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. Achuthanandan mocked the Congress President by calling him an “Amul Baby”, the famous name he had given Gandhi back in 2011.
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Achuthanandan said that he had earlier called Gandhi “Amul Baby” because of his attitude of approaching situations without understanding them. In a Facebook post shared by him, Achuthanandan called Congress’ decision of fielding Gandhi from Wayanad seat as reflective of their political immaturity. He criticised the party for not realising the bigger enemy in the upcoming polls which is PM Modi and said that the Congress party is fighting with friendly parties.
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Since the Congress party announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest from Wayanad in Kerala apart from Amethi in UP, the CPI(M) has been criticising the move. CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan have complained that by contesting in Kerala, Congress is contesting against the left instead of contesting against BJP.
The mouthpice of CPI(M) has also attacked the move by Congress party, mocking it by labelling it as a “Pappu Strike” in a an editorial published today. The editorial Titled ‘Congress Collapse to be Completed with this Pappu Strike’ in Deshabhimani said that the Congress chief’s decision to contest from Wayanad raises many questions and alleged that he is afraid of a defeat in Amethi.
The former Kerala CM had hit back at the Gandhi scion in 2011 by calling him an Amul Baby in retaliation to a remark made by Rahul Gandhi at the old age of Achuthanandan. Earlier in the day, CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani had mocked the Congress dynast after his candidature was declare from the Wayanad seat by calling him by his mock-name “Pappu” in an editorial titled as “This Pappu Strike Will Complete the Collapse of Congress”.