The CPIM mouthpiece editorial titled 'Congress Collapse to be Completed with this Pappu Strike' asserted that the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi Parivar was afraid of a defeat in Amethi.
Rahul Gandhi was on the hunt for a a safe seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections after Smriti Irani laid siege to the Nehru-Gandhi Parivar bastion of Amethi. Towards that end, he chose Wayanad in Kerala as his preferred second seat.
One of Congress support in Wayanad emanates from IUML which in turn is tied up with Jammat-e-Islami and SDPI, both accused by NIA in conducting arms training camps across the state under the pretence of health awareness camps.
CPI(M) has fielded a Muslim candidate PP Suneer against Rahul Gandhi in a seat where minority communities make half of the population making it a tough battle for Rahul Gandhi.
Smriti Irani has received a lot of praise for her works in the Amethi, which prompted BJP to field again her from Amethi against Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi despite her loss in the 2014 elections