Veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, criticising his political approach which he claims does not work in favour of the INDIA alliance and instead ends up strengthening rival BJP forces.
The remarks come in the midst of substantial political tension between the two leaders over Rahul's alleged comment that he won't hug Vijayan due to political differences between the pair.
Vijayan also showed his disapproval of Rahul and Congress' stewardship of the INDIA alliance, stating that the current situation has been created by the Congress party's approach, particularly by Rahul Gandhi's approach.
The CPI(M) leader added that Rahul's approach often ends up helping the BJP, and through such actions, Rahul Gandhi is creating a situation where he effectively becomes a facilitator of the BJP's interests.