The CPI(M) appeared miffed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was wading into regional issues during the Kerala leg of the Bharath Jodo Yatra instead of focussing more on the BJP-led Centre’s “divisive and anti-federal” agenda.
For one, leaders of the Thiruvananthapuram Latin Catholic Archdiocese met Mr. Gandhi to highlight the coastal community's agitation against Vizhinjam port at the national level.