Narendra Modi uses poison of hatred to divide India, says Rahul Gandhi

Wayanad (Kerala): On the second day of his visit to Wayanad, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday renewed his attack against Narendra Modi, alleging that the Prime Minister is using "poison of hatred" to divide India.

"At the national level, we (Congress leaders) are fighting poison. Mr Narendra Modi uses poison. I am using a strong word but Mr Narendra Modi uses poison of hatred to divide this country. He uses anger and hatred to divide the people of this country," Gandhi said during a roadshow in Kalpetta town of Wayanad.

After conceding to his party's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul, for the first time, alleged that Prime Minister Modi used "lies" during the election campaigning. "He uses lies to win elections," Gandhi said.

The Congress president, who termed Lok Sabha elections as a fight to protect the constitutional values, said Modi represents the "worst sentiments" of the country.

"He represents the worst sentiments of this country. He represents anger, he represents hatred, he represents insecurity and he represents lies," he said.

Gandhi is on a three-day visit to Wayanad for thanking voters after being elected from the Lok Sabha constituency with a huge margin.

Promising to work for all sections of society irrespective of their social, religious and political affiliations, he said, "Even though I belong to the Congress party, our doors will be open for every single citizen of Wayanad regardless of their age, regardless of where they come from, regardless of what ideology they come from."

His visit to the southern state comes amid his firmness to step down from the Congress chief after his party's drubbing in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Top news stories of the day

• Virat Kohli slapped Rs 500 fine for washing car with drinking water by Gurugram corporation
• Mantralaya dengue scare: BMC drops pesticide grains in Metro 3 pits
• Mumbai: City's water levels down to less than 10 percent of total stock
• Smriti Irani's mushy moments with husband Zubin spell romance!
• Thane: Cadbury junction flyover to remain open during the repairs
• Mumbai: City mountaineer revisits near-death experience in the Everest jam
• Mumbai: In a first, MSHRC takes note of MU law result chaos
• Do you know Belly dancing helps you lose weight, improve sex life?
• Mumbai: MMRDA setup control room to tackle bad roads, water logging issues during monsoon
• British Airways passenger forced to sit on seat with vomit; Airline gets trolled
• World Oceans Day: 10 spectacular marine animals in pictures
• Watch video: Old man serving water to pedestrians in sweltering Delhi heat will melt your heart
• Sudarshan Pattanaik's remarkable beach sand sculptures are a must see

Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also, download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get the latest updates