Rahul reschedules visit, will reach Kerala on May 12

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi who had earlier cancelled his visit to Kerala, Pondicheery and Tamil Nadu to address the election conventions have now rescheduled his visit to Kerala. According to the communique received by the KPCC here Rahul Gandhi will be reaching Kerala on Thursday and will attend conventions on Thursday and Friday.
He was scheduled to reach Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday night and begin his election campaign from Kayamkulam on Wednesday.However this was cancelled due to ill health. Rahul Gandhi himself had tweeted that he is cancelling his visit due to high fever.
However there are also reports that the Congress vice-president cancelled his visit to southern states after the death threat received at the residence of former union minister V Narayanasamy against Rahul Gandhi when he addresses the rally at Karaikal on Tuesday.
Sources said that the SPG had urged to cancel the visit following security reasons. But the KPCC leaders from Kerala spoke to Rahul Gandhi’s office and insisted of bringing him for campaign in Kerala. KPCC president V M Sudheeran communicated to Rahul Gandhi that his presence in the campaign front in the last phase would give a boost to the party’s chances here.
Rahul was scheduled to visit Puducherry's enclave Karaikal on Tuesday to address a public rally ahead of the May 16 assembly election and then proceed to Thiruvananthapuram from there.
However there are no confirmation on his visit to Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu.