Overview
- Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi arrived on September 19 for a stay described by the party as private, joining MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's constituency tour.
- Rahul held informal discussions with AICC organisation chief K. C. Venugopal and KPCC president Sunny Joseph focused on curbing infighting and preparing for local‑body and Assembly elections.
- Party sources said a meeting of leaders decided to settle a portion of debts linked to deceased former DCC treasurer N. M. Vijayan as an immediate relief step.
- The visit included outreach to farmers and research institutions, with meetings at the Regional Coffee Research Station in Chundale and a tour of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Kalpetta.
- On Sunday, the leaders paid tribute to Sree Narayana Guru in Kalpetta, and Priyanka later met Samastha president Jifri Thangal and inaugurated health facilities in Malappuram.