Cong disengages, but Aiyar says unlike Rahul’s friends, he is partisan | India News

New Delhi: After Congress breaks away Mani Shankar Aiyar After predicting victory for the rival Left Front in the Kerala elections, the veteran on Monday hit back and said he was still with the party even though “friends of Rahul Gandhi” had left the party for other parties. The issue flared up on Sunday when Aiyar, while attending an event organized by the Kerala government, said Vijayan would return to power. Taking up the stick on behalf of the Left, Aiyar said in Thiruvananthapuram, “As a Congress MP, I want the United Front to win. As a Gandhian, it is my duty to tell the truth, whatever my will. I am not a voter from Kerala, but I think he (Kerala chief minister) Pinarayi Vijayan) will be given another term. “ The stung Congress distanced itself from Aiyar, with spokesman Pawan Khera saying Aiyar had been writing and speaking in a personal capacity for the past few years and Khera’s post on X was confirmed by Jairam Ramesh. A day later, Aiyar returned with a blistering attack on Congress. “The Nehru-Gandhi family is in the DNA of every Congressman. Why would anyone enter the Congress when all the friends of Rahul Gandhi have left for other places. This is just because if you don’t believe in the leadership of the Nehru-Gandhi family, you will not enter the Congress,” he said, adding, “I am in the Congress and I have not left it. If Pawan Khera wants to oust me, I will happily come outside and kick his feet.” Back. “ Interestingly, Aiyar also made remarks like “I am Rajiv Gandhi, not Rahul Gandhi” and that he does not need Congress as Congress does not need him. Additionally, he criticized other MPs at the national level and in Kerala. Aiyar has been a thorn in the side of the Congress, which he has repeatedly embarrassed with his remarks about politicians and politics. His barb against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections led to the Congress suspending him in December 2017, but the suspension was revoked in August 2018. It’s unclear whether Congress will take action against Eyal again. Sources said there was no discussion until late afternoon.