Sonia Gandhi Urges Kerala To Defeat "Divisive Forces, Authoritarian Leaders"

The Congress-led UDF is seeking to wrest power back from the left-led LDF in the southern state.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday urged the people of Kerala to vote for the United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance in the Assembly polls and "defeat the divisive forces who polarise the society, and reject authoritarian leaders". Kerala is all set to go to polls on Tuesday with 2.74 crore voters eligible to exercise their franchise and decide the fate of 957 candidates in 140 Assembly constituencies across the state. Asserting that Congress can confront divisive forces which are destroying what India stands for, Mrs Gandhi urged the voters to strengthen her party nationally by supporting it in the Kerala polls. "I am confident that on April 6 you will reject the forces who know nothing else other than polarizing and dividing our society of so many diversities. I am confident that you will reject authoritarian and dictatorial leadership and once again place your trust and confidence in the Congress and the UDF," she said.