Overview
- At the Thiruvananthapuram finale of the month‑long Puthuyuga Yatra, Gandhi announced five promises for Kerala: free KSRTC travel for women, Rs 1,000 monthly support for college‑going girls, welfare pensions raised to Rs 3,000, family health insurance up to Rs 25 lakh named after Oommen Chandy, and interest‑free loans up to Rs 5 lakh for youth entrepreneurs.
- He alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi “betrayed the country” by striking a recent agreement with the United States that he says opens Indian agriculture to US firms, compromises energy choices, and hands over valuable Indian data.
- Gandhi accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI(M) of being controlled by the Centre, called the state administration “corporatist,” questioned the absence of ED/CBI action against the CM, and vowed action in the Sabarimala gold theft case if the UDF wins.
- The CPI(M) pushed back, with party MP John Brittas challenging Gandhi’s claims and asking him to specify any wrongdoing that would justify action against the Kerala chief minister.
- During his two‑day tour he interacted with IT professionals at Technopark on skills, manufacturing and data privacy, visited Sivagiri Math, met plantation workers, and told students it was “good news” that the controversial film Kerala Story‑2 was not being widely watched as he warned that media is being weaponised.