Kerala polls: Pinarayi hits back at Rahul Gandhi over Sabarimala gold row, questions accused’s link to Sonia Gandhi

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks during a property   league  astatine  AKG Centre successful  Thiruvananthapuram connected  Tuesday.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks during a property league astatine AKG Centre successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Tuesday (March 31, 2026) deed backmost astatine Rahul Gandhi for targeting the ruling CPI(M) implicit the Sabarimala golden nonaccomplishment lawsuit during a canvass campaign, questioning however the accused successful the lawsuit had managed to scope the Congress leader’s “home.”

Mr. Vijayan was seemingly referring to a wide circulated purported photograph successful which the premier accused successful the Sabarimala golden nonaccomplishment cases, Unnikrishnan Potti, accompanied by immoderate elder Congress leaders, was seen with Sonia Gandhi astatine her residence successful Delhi.

He besides said “people person already fixed a reply” to Mr. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, connected this matter.

The Chief Minister’s absorption came a time aft Mr. Gandhi sang a enactment from a fashionable parody opus astir CPI(M) leaders’ alleged roles successful the golden theft astatine the Sabarimala temple portion addressing a country gathering arsenic portion of the Assembly polls run successful Pathanamthitta district.

As helium sang the enactment "swarnam kattathu aarappa" (who stole the golden of Ayyappa) from a opus utilized by the Congress-led UDF to people the ruling Left during the section assemblage polls a fewer months ago, astatine the gathering successful Pathanamthitta – the territory wherever the Sabarimala temple is is located – the assemblage cheered Mr. Gandhi.

Soon aft Mr. Gandhi targeted the Left enactment implicit the golden nonaccomplishment issue, CPI(M) activists began a societal media run making allegations against his parent and erstwhile enactment main Sonia Gandhi successful transportation with the matter.

While replying to a question regarding this, Mr. Vijayan said the Congress person already got a befitting reply.

"If helium thinks astir however each those who were progressive successful the stealing had reached his home... past helium volition get a reply. Anyway, we don't person immoderate specified flaws," Mr. Vijayan added.

Attacking the Left and the BJP implicit the Sabarimala golden nonaccomplishment issue, Mr. Gandhi connected Monday had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “forgotten” astir what happened successful Sabarimala, during his sojourn to Palakkad arsenic portion of predetermination campaign.

Mr. Gandhi claimed that the Prime Minister remained soundless to debar damaging the LDF.

He had besides said that a UDF authorities would guarantee that those liable for alleged irregularities related to the temple are punished.

Published - March 31, 2026 01:10 p.m. IST

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