Overview
- Rahul Gandhi, who skipped a Kozhikode rally Wednesday because his mother Sonia Gandhi was hospitalized, addressed supporters by video.
- He said a nurse from Kerala checked on his mother every hour through the night and told him she works all night.
- Gandhi cast that care as the state’s secular, compassionate ethos, saying this vision is the central question in the election.
- Kerala votes on April 9, and Congress says it is targeting more than 100 of the 140 assembly seats against the incumbent Left Front.
- India Today highlighted that many nurses in hospitals across the country come from Kerala, which helps explain why his praise resonates with voters.