While CPI(M) said Congress did not use its flags in Gandhi's roadshow because it was afraid of the BJP, the historic duplicity of the party suggest it may have to do with Muslim appeasement.
IUML’s state general secretary PMA Salam said, "Friday is Jumu'ah, a day when Muslims gather in mosques. It would be difficult to vote on this day in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. We have brought this to the attention of the Election Commission."
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, both Congress and the communists seem to be competing to woo the Islamic extremist outfit, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), in Kerala.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, during his speech at the IUML pro-Palestine rally, acknowledged that Hamas is a terrorist outfit, however, a day later, he backtracked accusing opposition of spreading wrong message