After a three-day backstage sojourn to Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, and his mother, Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, departed for New Delhi connected Monday (September 22, 2025) morning.
They near connected a chartered formation from Calicut International Airport astatine astir 11 a.m. Initially scheduled to question by chopper from Wayanad to the airport, their plans were altered owed to inclement weather, forcing them to proceed by road.
The visit, which began connected Friday (September 19), coincided with the week-long outreach programme of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Wayanad MP and All India Congress Committee (AICC) wide secretary. Ms Vadra is besides acceptable to alert retired from Calicut Airport connected Monday (September 22) nighttime aft concluding her engagements successful Malappuram district.
Although this was a backstage visit, Mr. Gandhi had held informal discussions with K.C. Venugopal, AICC wide caput (Organisation), and Sunny Joseph, president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee connected the governmental concern successful the State. The talks were besides aimed astatine addressing the issues facing the Wayanad District Congress Committee, which has been grappling with a bid of issues specified arsenic the suicides of section leaders including that of treasurer M.N. Vijayan and his lad 9 months ago.
On Saturday, Mr. Gandhi, accompanied by Ms. Vadra, his sister, had inaugurated an auditorium successful the sanction of the precocious Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy astatine Kottathara grama panchayat successful Wayanad. Also, Ms Vadra on with her parent visited the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation astatine Puthoorvayal adjacent Meppadi, wherever they toured the nursery and arboretum and participated successful a sapling planting ceremony.
